fact file
Brief subject overview
A fact file is a brief document or section compiling key information about a subject—a person, place, organization, or topic.
Fact files present data in condensed, scannable form rather than narrative prose: The fact file listed the country's population, capital, and major exports.
Common in educational materials and journalism.
- non-fictionWriting about real things
- dossierFile of personal information
- directoryFile system container
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- informationKnowledge about something
encyclopedia · quick reference · infographic · at a glance · details · data · data sheet · info sheet · cheat sheet · handbook · records · document · almanac · bio · factfinding · report · worksheet · flashcards
fact filemonograph
Single-topic scholarly work
treatise · tome · dissertation · encyclopedia entry · investigative report
fact filefabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
misinformation · disinformation · lies · falsehood · fiction
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