It stands for frequently-asked questions, and it's a page on a website that gives quick answers to customer questions. The idea is to keep the answers short and direct so that people find info quickly. We write it as “an FAQ”… (“an eff-ay-cue”) instead of “a FAQ” (a “fack”).

A frequently asked questions (FAQ) list is often used in articles, websites, email lists, and online forums where common questions tend to recur, for example through posts or queries by new users related to common knowledge gaps.

The full form of "newspaper" is not "North, East, West, South: Past And Present Event Reports". However, the word "news" has multiple origins, including the French word nouvelles which means "new things". The word "paper" comes from the Latin word papyrus, which refers to the plant used to make paper in ancient Egypt.