shorthand Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a method of writing rapidly
    stenography; tachygraphy.
  2. adjective satellite written in abbreviated or symbolic form
    • shorthand notes

WordNet


Short"hand` noun
Definitions
  1. A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.

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