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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>FAQ</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../F.html" title="F"/><link rel="previous" href="fandango-on-core.html" title="fandango on core"/><link rel="next" href="FAQ-list.html" title="FAQ list"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">FAQ</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="fandango-on-core.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">F</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="FAQ-list.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="FAQ"/><dt xmlns="" id="FAQ"><b>FAQ</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/F<>A<EFBFBD>Q/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/fak/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [Usenet] </p></dd><dd><p> 1. A Frequently Asked Question. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. A compendium of accumulated lore, posted periodically to
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high-volume newsgroups in an attempt to forestall such questions. Some
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people prefer the term ‘FAQ list’ or ‘FAQL’
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<span class="pronunciation">/fa<66>kl/</span>, reserving
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‘FAQ’ for sense 1.</p></dd><dd><p>This lexicon itself serves as a good example of a collection of one
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kind of lore, although it is far too big for a regular FAQ posting.
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Examples: “<span class="quote">What is the proper type of NULL?</span>” and “<span class="quote">What's
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that funny name for the <tt class="literal">#</tt> character?</span>” are both
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Frequently Asked Questions. Several FAQs refer readers to the Jargon
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File.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="fandango-on-core.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../F.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="FAQ-list.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">fandango on core<72></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>FAQ list</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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