briefing

Etymology

noun

1. A short and concise summary of a situation.
   The president received a briefing on the situation before going to the press conference.
2. A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
   Today's briefing of the press will take place at 10 o'clock.
   Despite knowing that getting rid of Koeman was going to necessitate putting his hand very deep into what are currently very shallow pockets, Laporta changed tack a couple of weeks ago by summoning journalists for an off-the-record briefing about what was going to happen with the coach. September 22 2021, Guillem Balagué, “Barcelona: The toxic battle ripping apart a European giant”, in BBC Sport

verb

1. present participle and gerund of brief