FAQ

FAQ /F-A-Q/ or /fak/ n.  [Usenet] 1. A Frequently Asked
   Question.  2. A compendium of accumulated lore, posted periodically
   to high-volume newsgroups in an attempt to forestall such
   questions.  Some people prefer the term `FAQ list' or `FAQL'
   /fa'kl/, reserving `FAQ' for sense 1.

   This lexicon itself serves as a good example of a collection of one
   kind of lore, although it is far too big for a regular FAQ
   posting.  Examples: "What is the proper type of NULL?"  and
   "What's that funny name for the `#' character?" are both
   Frequently Asked Questions.  Several FAQs refer readers to
   this file.