FAQ

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  FAQ \FAQ\ (f[a^]k), FAQ list \FAQ" list`\ (f[a^]k"l[i^]st`),
  FAQlist \FAQ"list\ (f[a^]k"l[i^]st`), pr. n. [acronym from
     Frequently Asked Questions.]
     A list of questions and answers concerning a specific topic,
     such as how to use a particular computer program. Many such
     lists contain answers to the most commonly asked questions


     about that topic, however the questions need not derive from
     actual queries. Such lists are often maintained in electronic
     form and made available on the World Wide Web. [acronym]
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  FAQ
       n : a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given
           topic) along with their answers

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  FAQ
       Frequently Asked Questions (telecommunication-slang, Usenet)
       
       

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  FAQ /F-A-Q/ or /fak/ n. [Usenet] 1. A Frequently Asked Question. 2. A
     compendium of accumulated lore, posted periodically to high-volume
     newsgroups in an attempt to forestall such questions. Some people prefer
     the term `FAQ list' or `FAQL' /fa'kl/, reserving `FAQ' for sense 1.
  
     This lexicon itself serves as a good example of a collection of one
     kind of lore, although it is far too big for a regular FAQ posting.
     Examples: "What is the proper type of NULL?" and "What's that funny name
     for the `#' character?" are both Frequently Asked Questions. Several
     FAQs refer readers to this file.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  FAQ
       
          {frequently asked question}