Brief
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Brief or briefs may refer to:
  • A firefox extension for RSS
    RSS
    -Mathematics:* Root-sum-square, the square root of the sum of the squares of the elements of a data set* Residual sum of squares in statistics-Technology:* RSS , "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary", a family of web feed formats...

  • A letter
  • A papal letter less formal than a bull
    Papal bull
    A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a Pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it....

    , sealed with the pope's signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring
  • Brief (architecture)
    Brief (architecture)
    An architectural brief is, in its broadest sense, a requirement a client may have that an architect designs to meet, usually by creating a building to accommodate the requirement. A brief is a written document that might be anything from a single page to a multiple volume set of documents...

    , a requirement imposed by a client on an architect
  • Brief (law)
    Brief (law)
    A brief is a written legal document used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why the party to the case should prevail....

    , a number of formal document types
  • "Brief", northern English slang for an event ticket e.g. "I have a brief sorted for the United game"
  • Brief (text editor)
    Brief (text editor)
    BRIEF was a very popular programmer's text editor in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was designed and developed by UnderWare Inc, a company founded in Providence, Rhode Island by David Nanian and Michael Strickman, and was published by Solution Systems. UnderWare moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1985...

    , a popular text editor for the MS-DOS operating system
  • Briefs
    Briefs
    Briefs are a type of short, tight underwear and swimwear, as opposed to styles where the material extends down the legs.In the case of men's underwear, briefs, unlike boxer shorts, hold the wearer's genitals in a relatively fixed position, which make briefs a popular underwear choice for men who...

    , a type of underwear and swimwear
  • Mission briefing, a conference before a major event to announce/agree upon the major information and actions necessary to complete the mission
    Sortie
    Sortie is a term for deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops from a strongpoint. The sortie, whether by one or more aircraft or vessels, usually has a specific mission....

  • The Briefs
    The Briefs
    The Briefs are a punk rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2000 and originally consisting of Daniel J. Travanti , Steve E. Nix , Lance Romance and Chris Brief . They play punk rock music, influenced by acts such as Buzzcocks, The Undertones and The Adverts...

    , a Seattle band
  • Briefers "Brief" Rock, a fictional character in the anime, Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

See also

  • Brief intervention
    Brief intervention
    A Brief intervention is a technique similar to an intervention used to help reduce alcohol misuse. It works in two ways:*by getting people to think differently about their alcohol use so that they begin to think about or make changes in their alcohol consumption.*by providing those who choose to...

    , a technique used to address alcohol abuse
  • Brief therapy
    Brief therapy
    Brief psychotherapy or Brief therapy is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches to psychotherapy. It differs from other schools of therapy in that it emphasises a focus on a specific problem and direct intervention...

    , an umbrella term for psychotherapy approaches
  • Design brief
    Design brief
    A design brief is a comprehensive written document for a design project developed in concert by a person representing the business need for design and the designer. The document is focused on the desired results of design – not aesthetics....

    , a type of business document
  • Watching brief
    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, landscaping and any other intrusive work...

    , an archeological recording method
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