abbreviators
Those who truncate
Abbreviators are people who shorten things—texts, titles, procedures.
The term appears most often in historical contexts, particularly for papal officials who drafted documents in condensed form.
In general use, it simply means those who abbreviate: The abbreviators of scientific terminology often create confusion.
Compressed symbolic writing system
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
ampersand · logogram · contraction · clipping · truncation · notation · cipher · code
Recording information for later
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- tweetingShort online posts
- captioningAdding text to media
indexing · cataloging · editing · summarizing · condensing · truncating · clipping · cropping
Condensed version of content
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
- abstractCondensed version of text
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
precis · epitome · condensation · truncation · contraction · elision · compression · shortening
Phonetic speech transcriber
- autocompleteSoftware-suggested text completion
- macroRecorded command sequence
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
boilerplate · preset · snippet
stenography
Compressed symbolic writing system
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
symbol · ampersand · logogram · contraction · clipping · truncation · notation · cipher · code · monogram
notetaking
Recording information for later
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- tweetingShort online posts
captioning · indexing · cataloging · editing · summarizing · condensing · truncating · clipping · cropping · trimming
synopsis
Condensed version of content
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
- abstractCondensed version of text
- digestMetabolize or summarize
compendium · precis · epitome · condensation · truncation · contraction · elision · compression · shortening · reduction
stenotype
Phonetic speech transcriber
- autocompleteSoftware-suggested text completion
- macroRecorded command sequence
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
template · boilerplate · preset · snippet
abbreviatorsexpanders
Things that stretch outward
elaborators · amplifiers · extenders · padders · lengtheners
abbreviatorswindbags
Those who prattle excessively
bloviators · elaborators · ramblers · pedants