Brief, briefs, or briefing may refer to:
Documents
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letter
Letter, letters, or literature may refer to:
Characters typeface
* Letter (alphabet), a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.
* Letterform, the graphic form of a letter of the alphabe ...
* A
briefing note
A memorandum ( : memoranda; abbr: memo; from the Latin ''memorandum'', "(that) which is to be remembered") is a written message that is typically used in a professional setting. Commonly abbreviated "memo," these messages are usually brief and ...
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Papal brief
A papal brief or breve is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a papal bull.
History
The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugene IV (3 Marc ...
, a papal letter less formal than a bull, sealed with the pope's signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring
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Design brief A design brief is a document for a design project developed by a person or team (the ''designer'' or ''design team'') in consultation with the ''client/customer''. They outline the deliverables and scope of the project including any products or work ...
, a type of educational or business document including desires and requirements
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Creative brief, a document used by creative professionals and agencies to develop creative deliverables
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Brief (architecture), a type of educational or business document including desires and requirements
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Brief (law), a number of formal document types
Computing
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Brief (text editor)
Brief (stylized BRIEF or B.R.I.E.F., a backronym for Basic Reconfigurable Interactive Editing Facility), is a once-popular programmer's text editor in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was originally released for MS-DOS, then IBM OS/2 and Microsoft W ...
, a popular text editor for the MS-DOS operating system
Entertainment
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Dr. Briefs, a fictional character in the
Dragon Ball manga and anime
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The Briefs, a Seattle band
* Brief, a fictional character in the ''
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gainax, as well as a series of tie-in media developed around it. The series ran from October to December 2010 on BS Nittele (a free-to-air satellite service of Nippon Television). In English- ...
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Brief
Brief, briefs, or briefing may refer to:
Documents
* A letter
* A briefing note
* Papal brief, a papal letter less formal than a bull, sealed with the pope's signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring
* Design brief, a type of ed ...
, a garden in Sri Lanka designed by Landscape Architect
Bevis Bawa
Major Bevis William Frederick Bawa, ADC, CLI (26 April 1909 – 18 September 1992) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) planter, soldier and a landscaper. He was also one of the most renowned landscape architects in Sri Lanka and served as the Aide-de- ...
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Briefs
Briefs (or a brief) are a type of short, form-fitting underwear and swimwear, as opposed to styles where material extends down the thighs. Briefs have various different styles, usually with a waistband attached to fabric that runs along the pe ...
, a type of underwear and swimwear
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The Briefing
''The Briefing'' was an evangelical Christian magazine published by Matthias Media in partnership with The Good Book Company (UK). It was printed monthly, and was circulated in Australia, North America and the United Kingdom. Although it w ...
'', evangelical Christian magazine
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The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President'', a 2018 memoir by Trump Administration press secretary Sean Spicer
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Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) is an assessment of executive function behaviors at home and at school for children and adolescents ages 5–18. It was originally developed by Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., Peter Isquith, Ph.D., S ...
(BRIEF), a behavioral assessment for children and adolescents
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Brief intervention
Brief intervention can often be referred to as screening and brief intervention (SBI) or, in England, identification and brief advice (IBA). Brief interventions are a technique used to initiate change for an unhealthy or risky behaviour such as smo ...
, a technique used to address alcohol abuse
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Brief therapy
Brief psychotherapy (also brief therapy, planned short-term therapy) is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches to short-term, solution-oriented psychotherapy.
Overview
Brief therapy differs from other schools of therapy in that it emphas ...
, an umbrella term for psychotherapy approaches
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Watching brief
In British archaeology a watching brief is a method of preserving archaeological remains by record in the face of development threat. An archaeologist is employed by the developer to monitor the excavation of foundation and service trenches, la ...
, an archaeological recording method
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Debriefing
Debriefing is a report of a mission or project or the information so obtained. It is a structured process following an exercise or event that reviews the actions taken. As a technical term, it implies a specific and active intervention process t ...
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