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faq For the frequently asked questions about Wiktionary, see Help:FAQ. English Alternative forms en faq Etymology en * :abbr frequently asked questions Pronunciation ĕf′ā-kyo͞o′ initialism; en /ˌɛf.eɪˈkjuː/ făk fŭk′yo͞o acronym; en /fæk/ /ˈfʌk.ju/ en uː<s:3> æk<s:1> ʌkju<s:2> en LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-FAQ.wav Canada /ˌɛf.eɪˈkjuː/ en FAQ The term is more commonly pronounced as an initialism to avoid near homophony with en fuck or en fuck you. Noun en internet A list of questions said to be frequently asked, and their answers. en This site's FAQ says you should log in to access some pages. en Infrequently asked questions about FAQ pages Australian Government Style Manual https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/blog/infrequently-asked-questions-about-faq-pages 2021-06-22 The most obvious difficulty with an FAQ page is being able to identify the right questions. Government can struggle to identify the real problems people encounter when using its services. https://web.archive.org/web/20260909084016/https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/blog/infrequently-asked-questions-about-faq-pages 9 September 2026 en Meg Roser, Charlotte Chalker and Tim Squirrell Spitting out the blackpill: Evaluating how incels present themselves in their own words on the incel Wiki https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Spitting-out-the-blackpill_Evaluating-how-incels-present-themselves-in-their-own-worlds-on-the-incel-Wiki.pdf 2023-01 10 w:Institute for Strategic Dialogue For example, the FAQ page comments that ‘the term “incel” is an abbreviated version and sniglonym of the term “involuntary celibacy,” whose usage reaches back at least to the 18th century.”’ The term ‘sniglonym’ is itself an example of deploying verbose language. The word refers to a term whose date of coinage postdates the pre-existing concept or object it defines. https://web.archive.org/web/20260929044329/https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Spitting-out-the-blackpill_Evaluating-how-incels-present-themselves-in-their-own-worlds-on-the-incel-Wiki.pdf 29 September 2026 en Joseph Cox Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People w:404 Media https://www.404media.co/leaked-palantirs-plan-to-help-ice-deport-people/ 2025-04-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20261005170257/https://www.404media.co/leaked-palantirs-plan-to-help-ice-deport-people/ 5 October 2026 The internal communications also show Palantir leadership preparing for a potential backlash from employees or outsiders, with them writing FAQs that can be sent to friends or family that start to ask about Palantir’s work with ICE. In the leaked Slack messages, Jain said that Palantir was working to include updates about this work into an FAQ with the company’s PCL, or Privacy and Civil Liberties team. en video games A document that details how to play and win a video game; a strategy guide. Translations frequently asked questions Afrikaans: af VVV Armenian: hy ՀՏՀ Catalan: ca PMF Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 常見問題, cmn 問答集 Czech: cs ČKD, cs ČKO Esperanto: eo OD Estonian: et KKK Finnish: fi UKK French: fr FAQ f Galician: gl preguntas frecuentes Georgian: ka ხ.დ.კ. German: de FAQ f, de HGF Hungarian: hu GYIK Japanese: ja よくあるご質問 yoku aru go-shitsumon Korean: ko 자주 묻는 질문 Macedonian: mk ЧПП Malay: ms soalan lazim Portuguese: pt FAQ m Russian: ru ЧАВО́ m-p, ru ЧаВо́ m-p Scottish Gaelic: gd CÀBHA Spanish: es PUF f-p, es FAQ Tamil: ta விவிமா, ta வினா விடை மாலை Tigrinya: ti ብሕ Turkish: tr SSS Ukrainian: uk ЧаП, uk ПоП See also en RTFM Further reading Anagrams en afq qāf en acronyms initialisms French Etymology fr :ubor en:FAQ fr en FAQ, backronymed as fr foire aux questions exposition of questions. Pronunciation ef-a-qu faq fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-FAQ.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-FAQ.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) fr FAQ Noun f # fr Internet en FAQ webpage containing questions and answers about the website Portuguese Etymology pt 1 * :ubor en:FAQ Pronunciation fáque pt FAQ Noun f # pt Internet en FAQ webpage containing questions and answers about the website Further reading