Brief, briefs, or briefing may refer to:
Documents
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letter
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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 Ma ...
, 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 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)
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
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Brief (law)
A brief (Old French from Latin "''brevis''", short) is a written 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 other ...
, 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 Microsof ...
, a popular text editor for the MS-DOS operating system
Entertainment
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Dr. Briefs, a fictional character in the
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...
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- ...
'' anime
Other
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Brief, 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 was c ...
'', 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, lan ...
, 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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