Editing FAQ (section)

{{short description|Answers to common questions on a topic}}
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A '''frequently asked questions''' ('''FAQ''') list is often used in articles, websites, [[electronic mailing list|email lists]], and online forums where common questions tend to recur, for example through posts or queries by new users related to common knowledge gaps. The purpose of a FAQ is generally to provide information on frequent questions or concerns; however, the format is a useful means of organizing information, and text consisting of questions and their answers may thus be called a FAQ regardless of whether the questions are actually ''frequently'' asked.<ref name="faqsaboutfaqs" />

Since the acronym ''FAQ'' originated in textual media, its [[pronunciation]] varies. FAQ can be pronounced as an [[initialism]], "F-A-Q", or as an [[acronym]], "FAQ".<ref name="pron">{{cite web|url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/faqs/about-faqs/|title=About FAQs: Pronunciation|publisher=Faqs.org|access-date=2013-06-13|archive-date=2022-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123062535/http://www.faqs.org/faqs/faqs/about-faqs/|url-status=live}}</ref> Web designers often label a single list of questions as a "FAQ", such as on [[Google Search]],<ref>{{cite web
| title = FAQ
| url = https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/government/faq/
| access-date = May 30, 2013
| archive-date = May 30, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130530163329/http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/government/faq/
| url-status = live
}}</ref> while using "FAQs" to denote multiple lists of questions such as on [[United States Department of the Treasury|United States Treasury]] sites.<ref>{{cite web
| title = OFAC FAQs: Question Index
| url = https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Sanctions/Pages/ques_index.aspx
| publisher = [[United States Department of the Treasury]]
| access-date = May 30, 2013
| archive-date = May 13, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130513214136/http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Sanctions/Pages/ques_index.aspx
| url-status = live
}}</ref> Use of "FAQ" to refer to a single frequently asked question, in and of itself, is less common.