Brief, briefs, or briefing may refer to:

Documents

Brief (architecture) In architecture, a brief is a statement of a client's requirements, which form the basis for appointing an architect. The brief describes the requirements that need to be reconciled and accommodated, and is developed first as a design which is subm ...

, a type of educational or business document including desires and requirements *

Brief (law) A brief (Old French from Latin ''brevis'', "short") is a written law, legal document used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why one party to a particular case should prevail. In England and Wales (and oth ...

, any of a number of formal document types *

Briefing note A memorandum (: memorandums or memoranda; from the Latin ''memorandum'', "(that) which is to be remembered"), also known as a briefing note, is a written message that is typically used in a professional setting. Commonly abbreviated ''memo'', t ...

, or memo, a written message used in a professional setting *

Creative brief A creative brief is a document used by creative professionals and agencies to develop creative deliverables: visual design, copy, advertising, web sites, etc. The document is usually developed by the requestor (in most cases a marketing team member ...

, a document used by creative professionals and agencies to develop creative deliverables *

Design brief A design brief is a document for a design project developed by a designer in consultation with a client. The brief outlines the deliverables and scope of the project, including any products or works, function and aesthetics, as well as timing and ...

, a type of educational or business document including desires and requirements *

Letter (message) A letter is a written message conveyed from one person (or group of people) to another through a medium. Something epistolary means that it is a form of letter writing. The term usually excludes written material intended to be read in its origina ...

, a written or typed message from one person or group to another *

Papal brief A papal brief or breve (from the Latin "''breve'', meaning "short") is a formal document emanating from the pope. History The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugene IV (3 March 1431 – 23 Februa ...

, a papal letter less formal than a bull, sealed with the pope's signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring

Entertainment

* 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 Media franchise, tie-in media developed around it. The series ran from October to December 2010 on BS NTV. The rights to the series were later acquired by Stud ...

'' anime *''The Brief'', an Australian podcast series hosted on

Southern Cross Austereo Southern Cross Media Group Limited, Trade name, doing business as Southern Cross Austereo, is an Australian media company which operates broadcast radio and Terrestrial television, television stations. It is the largest radio broadcaster in Au ...

's LiSTNR platform * Dr. Briefs, a fictional character in the ''Dragon Ball'' manga and anime series * The Briefs, a Seattle band

Other uses

Brief

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, Peter Isquith, Steven Guy, and ...

(BRIEF), a behavioral assessment for children and adolescents * Brief (garden), a garden in Sri Lanka designed by landscape architect Bevis Bawa *

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 Wi ...

, a popular text editor for the MS-DOS operating system

Briefs

Briefs Briefs (or a brief) are a type of short, form-fitting Undergarment, underwear and swimsuit, swimwear, as opposed to styles where material extends down the thighs. Briefs have various different styles, usually with a waistband attached to fabric ...

, a type of underwear and swimwear * Ulrich Briefs (1939–2005), German politician

Briefing

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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 was c ...