short·hand

short·hand
/ˈʃoɚtˌhænd/ noun [noncount]
1 : a method of writing quickly by using symbols or abbreviations for sounds, words, or phrases : ↑stenography

The notes were written in shorthand. [=using special symbols]

The secretary takes shorthand. [=writes in shorthand]

— compare ↑longhand
2 : a short or quick way of showing or saying something
— usually + for

“ASAP” is shorthand for “as soon as possible.”

shorthand adj, always used before a noun

shorthand symbols

a shorthand reporter [=someone whose job is to record in shorthand exactly what is said in a court of law or in a meeting]

(Brit) a shorthand typist [=(chiefly US) stenographer; someone whose job is to record in shorthand what is said and then type it]

“The Far East” is a shorthand term for all the countries of eastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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