# Summary

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**Summary** may refer to:

- [Abstract (summary)](/source/Abstract_(summary)), shortening a passage or a write-up without changing its meaning but by using different words and sentences
- [Epitome](/source/Epitome), a summary or miniature form
- [Abridgement](/source/Abridgement), the act of reducing a written work into a shorter form
- Summary or [executive summary](/source/Executive_summary) of a document, a short document or section that summarizes a longer document such as a report or proposal or a group of related reports
- [Introduction (writing)](/source/Introduction_(writing))
- [Summary (law)](/source/Summary_(law)), which has several meanings in law
- [Automatic summarization](/source/Automatic_summarization), the use of a computer program to produce an abstract or abridgement

## See also

- [Overview (disambiguation)](/source/Overview_(disambiguation))
- [Recap (disambiguation)](/source/Recap_(disambiguation))
- [Synopsis (disambiguation)](/source/Synopsis_(disambiguation))

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