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What is the full form of FAO?

Full form of FAO: Here, we are going to learn what does FAO stands for? FAO – which is an abbreviation of "For the Attention Of" in Email jargon, etc. By Anushree Goswami Last updated : March 31, 2024

FAO: For the Attention Of

FAO is an abbreviation of "For the Attention Of".

It is an expression, which is commonly used in the Gmail platform. When a mail or a written script has been sent in group mail or a department mail id but needed the attention of the particular individual, then it can be written as For the Attention Of directing towards that individual by his name or designation or some other identity.

For the Attention Of (FAO) Example

Let us take an example to make it easy to understand.

In a group email, if it is written:

FAO: Keshav Maurya, IT Department Head

This shows that the mail has been sent to Keshav Maurya mainly for his attention, but others all needed to be informed about the same.

FAO as a Replacement for For the Attention Of

Now, these days, the demands of acronyms are very high on social media online chatting or messaging, so the users usually use FAO as a replacement for For the Attention Of.

So, in this way, the abbreviation For the Attention Of is used mostly in the social media platform.

While this slang is very common in social media platforms, mainly email messaging, still many are unaware of this slang.

FAO instead of For the Information Of

So, basically in emails if you have a mail, which needed to be sent to everyone but strictly required to be read by a specific person, you can address that person individually using FAO instead of For the Information Of. In this way, everyone will come to know about the purpose of mail and the person specified will also know that the given mail is mainly for him.