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FAQs

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Genre/Form termFAQs
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Variant(s)Answers and questions
Frequently asked questions
Q & As
Q and As
Q&As
Questions and answers
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Scope noteLists of questions and answers relating to a particular subject.
Found inGenre terms : a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging, via WWW, July 30, 2014 (Questions and answers. Use for works consisting primarily of a series of questions and answers. BT Discoursive works. RT Catechisms)
Merriam-Webster online, July 30, 2014 (FAQ: a document (as on a Web site) that provides answers to a list of typical questions that users might ask regarding a particular subject <check the FAQ>; also : a question included in such a document <a list of FAQs>)
Reitz, J.M. ODLIS : online dictionary for library and information science, July 30, 2014 (FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions, a text file available online or in print, containing answers to commonly asked questions about a specific topic, that may serve as a mini-help file for inexperienced users of a computer system or software program. Usually maintained by one or more persons who have an active interest in the subject.)
Wikipedia, July 30, 2014 (Frequently asked questions, abbreviated to FAQ, are listed questions and answers, all supposed to be commonly asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic. Depending on usage, the term may refer specifically to a single frequently asked question, or to an assembled list of many questions and their answers; FAQs; While the name may be recent, the FAQ format itself is quite old. For instance, Matthew Hopkins wrote The Discovery of Witches in 1647 as a list of questions and answers, introduced as "Certaine Queries answered". Many old catechisms are in a question-and-answer (Q&A) format.)
Q & A's for small business employers, via Occupational Safety & Health Administration website, July 30, 2014.
Official questions and answers (Q&A's) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program regulation (49 CFR 26), via United States Department of Transportation website, July 30, 2014 (Q&As)
Compliance and Assistance Q and As, via Minnesota Department of Education website, July 30, 2014 (Question-and-Answer documents (Q&As) on a variety of special education topics; Q&A documents)