Brief

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Brief or briefs 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 educational or business document including desires and requirements
• Brief (architecture), a type of educational or business document including desires and requirements
• Brief (law), a number of formal document types

Computing:

• Brief (text editor), a popular text editor for the MS-DOS operating system

Entertainment:

• The Briefs, a Seattle band
• Brief, a fictional character in the Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt anime

Other:

• Briefs, a type of underwear and swimwear
• Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), a behavioral assessment for children and adolescents

See also

• Brief intervention, a technique used to address alcohol abuse
• Brief therapy, an umbrella term for psychotherapy approaches
• Watching brief, an archaeological recording method
• Debriefing