{{wiktionary|brief|briefs|briefing}} '''Brief''', '''briefs''', or '''briefing''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Documents== * Brief (architecture), a type of educational or business document including desires and requirements * Brief (law), any of a number of formal document types * Briefing note, or memo, a written message used in a professional setting * Creative brief, a document used by creative professionals and agencies to develop creative deliverables * Design brief, a type of educational or business document including desires and requirements * Letter (message), a written or typed message from one person or group to another * 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
==Entertainment== * Brief, a fictional character in the ''Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt'' anime *''The Brief'', an Australian podcast series hosted on Southern Cross Austereo'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 (BRIEF), a behavioral assessment for children and adolescents * Brief (garden), a garden in Sri Lanka designed by landscape architect Bevis Bawa * Brief (text editor), a popular text editor for the MS-DOS operating system === Briefs === * Briefs, a type of underwear and swimwear * Ulrich Briefs (1939–2005), German politician === Briefing === * ''The Briefing'', evangelical Christian magazine * ''The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President'', a 2018 memoir by Trump Administration press secretary Sean Spicer
==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
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