What does SHORTHAND mean?

Definitions for SHORTHAND
ˈʃɔrtˌhændshort·hand

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shorthand, stenography, tachygraphyadjective

    a method of writing rapidly

  2. shorthandadjective

    written in abbreviated or symbolic form

    "shorthand notes"

Wiktionary

  1. shorthandnoun

    A compendious and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography; phonography

  2. shorthandnoun

    any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something

    The jargon becomes a shorthand for these advanced concepts.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Shorthandnoun

    A method of writing in compendious characters.

    Etymology: short and hand.

    Your follies and debauches change
    With such a whirl, the poets of your age
    Are tir’d, and cannot score them on the stage,
    Unless each vice in shorthand they indite,
    Ev’n as notcht ’prentices whole sermons write. Dryden.

    Boys have but little use of shorthand, and should by no means practise it, ’till they can write perfectly well. John Locke.

    In shorthand skill’d, where little marks comprise
    Whole words, a sentence in a letter lies. Thomas Creech.

    As the language of the face is universal, so ’tis very comprehensive: no laconism can reach it: ’tis the shorthand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room. Collier.

Wikipedia

  1. Shorthand

    Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand, a more common method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos (narrow) and graphein (to write). It has also been called brachygraphy, from Greek brachys (short), and tachygraphy, from Greek tachys (swift, speedy), depending on whether compression or speed of writing is the goal. Many forms of shorthand exist. A typical shorthand system provides symbols or abbreviations for words and common phrases, which can allow someone well-trained in the system to write as quickly as people speak. Abbreviation methods are alphabet-based and use different abbreviating approaches. Many journalists use shorthand writing to quickly take notes at press conferences or other similar scenarios. In the computerized world, several autocomplete programs, standalone or integrated in text editors, based on word lists, also include a shorthand function for frequently used phrases. Shorthand was used more widely in the past, before the invention of recording and dictation machines. Shorthand was considered an essential part of secretarial training and police work and was useful for journalists. Although the primary use of shorthand has been to record oral dictation or discourse, some systems are used for compact expression. For example, healthcare professionals might use shorthand notes in medical charts and correspondence. Shorthand notes were typically temporary, intended either for immediate use or for later typing, data entry, or (mainly historically) transcription to longhand. Longer-term uses do exist, such as encipherment: diaries (like that of Samuel Pepys) are a common example.

ChatGPT

  1. shorthand

    Shorthand is a system of writing and note-taking that uses symbols, abbreviations, or shortened forms of words to represent common words or phrases, enabling someone to write quickly. It is usually used by secretaries, journalists, or other professionals who need to take dictation or transcription rapidly.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shorthandnoun

    a compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography

Wikidata

  1. Shorthand

    Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos and graphē or graphie. It has also been called brachygraphy, from Greek brachys and tachygraphy, from Greek tachys, depending on whether compression or speed of writing is the goal. Many forms of shorthand exist. A typical shorthand system provides symbols or abbreviations for words and common phrases, which can allow someone well trained in the system to write as quickly as people speak. Abbreviation methods are alphabet-based and use different abbreviating approaches. Several autocomplete programs, standalone or integrated in text editors, based on word lists, also include a shorthand function for often used phrases. Shorthand was used more widely in the past, before the invention of recording and dictation machines. Shorthand was considered an essential part of secretarial training as well as being useful for journalists. Although the primary use of shorthand has been to record oral dictation or discourse, some systems are used for compact expression. For example, health-care professionals may use shorthand notes in medical charts and correspondence. Shorthand notes are typically temporary, intended either for immediate use or for later transcription to longhand, although longer term uses do exist, diaries being a common example.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SHORTHAND in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SHORTHAND in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of SHORTHAND in a Sentence

  1. Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson:

    This is something that I cherish. Once in a friend's home I came across this blessing, and took it down in shorthand ... it says something I like to live with Oh Thou, who dwellest in so many homes, possess Thyself of this. Bless the life that is sheltered here. Grant that trust and peace and comfort abide within, and that love and life and usefulness may go out from this home forever.

  2. Andrew Neil:

    That is an easy, inaccurate shorthand for what we are trying to do.

  3. John Dowd:

    The mistake was I should have put the lying to the FBI in a separate line referencing his plea, instead, I put it together and it made all you guys go crazy. A tweet is shorthand.

  4. Leo Tolstoy:

    Music is the shorthand of emotion.

  5. Charles Scribner, Jr.:

    Beyond the formative effects of reading on the individuals composing society, the fact that they have read the same books gives them experiences and ideas in common. These constitute a kind of shorthand of ideas which helps make communication quicker and more efficient. That is what we mean when we say figuratively of another person, We speak the same language.

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