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What is a "closed" or "duplicate" question, and how does question closing work?

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Questions can be closed or marked as duplicates.

What does it mean for a question to be "closed"?
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Questions can be closed or marked as duplicates.

What does it mean for a question to be "closed"?
What does it mean for a question to be marked as a "duplicate"?
Who can close a question?
What are the reasons for closing a question?
Is closure the end of the road for a question?
When are closed questions eligible for deletion?

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How do you challenge the closing of one of your questions?
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How soon should I "vote to close"?

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Questions can be closed or marked as duplicates.

What does it mean for a question to be "closed"?
What does it mean for a question to be marked as a "duplicate"?
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Is closure the end of the road for a question?
When are closed questions eligible for deletion?

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support faq closed-questions close-reasons terminology

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The "related" links are relevant to the whole question, not the last bullet point.

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Better align with answer, as the "multiple reasons" text there has been removed, and it has been edited to address duplicates.

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