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FAQ

  [fak, ef-ey-kyoo]
noun, plural FAQs, FAQ's. Chiefly Computers.
a document, in question and answer format, that introduces newcomers to a topic, as in an Internet newsgroup.
Origin:
1985–90; f(requently) a(sked) q(uestions)

Can be confused: facts, FAQs, fax.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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World English Dictionary
FAQ
 
—abbreviation for
computing frequently asked question or questions: a text file containing basic information on a particular subject

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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faq
acronym from frequently asked questions.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Cultural Dictionary
FAQ [(fak)]

An abbreviation for frequently asked question. A list that provides answers to common questions asked by visitors to a Web site.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary

FAQ definition


  1. n.
    a list of frequently asked questions. (Particularly in the domain of computer use.) : Is there a FAQ for this newsgroup.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary

FAQ definition


frequently asked question

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
FAQ
frequently asked questions [and answers]
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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