summary

Summary may refer to:Abstract (summary), shortening a passage or a write-up without changing its meaning but by using different words and sentences Epitome, a summary or miniature form Abridgement, the act of reducing a written work into a shorter form Summary or executive summary of a document, a short document or section that summarizes a longer document such as a report or proposal or a group of related reports Introduction (writing) Summary (law), which has several meanings in law Automatic summarization, the use of a computer program to produce an abstract or abridgement