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{{Short description|Data presentation format}}
[[File:Jetstar 787 Dreamliner Fact Sheet (10181952713).jpg|thumb|[[Jetstar]] [[Boeing 787]] fact sheet]]
A '''factsheet''' or '''fact sheet''', also called '''fact file''', is a single-page [[document]] containing essential information about a [[Product (business)|product]], [[Chemical substance|substance]], [[Service (economics)|service]] or other topic. Factsheets are frequently used to provide information to an [[end user]], [[consumer]] or member of the public in concise, simple language. They generally contain key safety points, operating instructions or basic information about a topic depending on the purpose of the fact sheet.<ref name="Kent state">{{cite web |title=Fact Sheets |url=https://www.kent.edu/ctl/fact-sheets |website=www.kent.edu |publisher=Kent State University}}</ref>
==Typical contents==
Factsheets frequently make use of elements such as lists, [[Table (information)|tables]] and [[diagram]]s to convey meaning quickly and effectively. The language and content of a factsheet depend on its [[target audience]]; a factsheet aimed at professional engineers may use more technical language than one aimed at an end-user.<ref name="ND">{{cite web |title=Communication Tools: Fact Sheets |url=https://ruralhealth.und.edu/communication/factsheets |website=ruralhealth.und.edu |publisher=University of North Dakota |access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
==History==
Factsheets were traditionally printed and physically distributed, often included in the packaging of a product. Many manufacturers now provide digital factsheets as well as or instead of paper-and-ink documents.<ref name="RadioTrade">{{cite web |title=Fact Sheets |url=https://www.radiotrade.co.uk/resources/brochure-and-data-sheets |website=radiotrade.co.uk |publisher=Multiple |access-date=17 February 2021 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317025255/https://www.radiotrade.co.uk/resources/brochure-and-data-sheets |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Examples ==
*The [[World Health Organization]] provides fact sheets on wide range of health issues<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets|title=Fact sheets|website=www.who.int|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>
* The US [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] provides planetary fact sheets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html|title=Planetary Fact Sheets|website=nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov}}</ref>
* The US conservation organization [[Defenders of Wildlife]] provides fact sheets about animals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defenders.org/publications|title=Publications|website=Defenders of Wildlife|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>
* [[The World Factbook]], a collection from the US [[Central Intelligence Agency]] of tabular factsheets on various countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601020457/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2007|title=The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency|website=www.cia.gov}}</ref>
* The [[Federal Republic of Germany]] has published a fact sheet on the unique dual vocational training system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Downloads/F/Faktenblaetter/fact-sheet-duale-ausbildung.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=55 |title=Fact-sheet Duale Ausbildung |language=de |website=bmwi.de}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Brochure]]
* [[Executive summary]]
* [[Infobox]]
* [[Infographic]]
* [[One sheet]]
* [[Press release]]
* [[Public relations]]
== References ==
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