short hand
Rapid notation system
Shorthand is any system of rapid writing using symbols or abbreviations instead of standard letters and words.
Stenographers use shorthand to transcribe speech in real time.
By extension, shorthand means any abbreviated way of referring to something: "Watergate" became shorthand for political scandal.
Usually written as one word.
A shorthand writing system
- stenotypePhonetic speech transcriber
- stenographerPerson recording spoken words
- court reporterTranscriber of legal proceedings
- transcriberOne who records speech
dictation · verbatim · transcript · stenographic · stenogram · stenotype machine · transcriptionist · deposition
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A shorthand writing system
- stenotypePhonetic speech transcriber
- stenographerPerson recording spoken words
- court reporterTranscriber of legal proceedings
transcriber · dictation · verbatim · transcript · stenographic · stenogram · stenotype machine · transcriptionist · deposition · legal proceedings
abbreviation
Shortened word form
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- contractionReduction in size
summary · synopsis · outline · brief · condensed · abridged · truncated · notation · notes · compressed