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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