Brief, briefs, or briefing may refer to:
- Brief (architecture), a type of educational or business document including desires and requirements
- Brief (law), any of a number of formal document types
- Briefing note, or memo, a written message used in a professional setting
- Creative brief, a document used by creative professionals and agencies to develop creative deliverables
- Design brief, a type of educational or business document including desires and requirements
- Letter (message), a written or typed message from one person or group to another
- Papal brief, a papal letter less formal than a bull, sealed with the pope's signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring
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