stenography Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a method of writing rapidly
    shorthand; tachygraphy.
  2. noun the act or art of writing in shorthand
    • stenography is no longer a marketable skill

WordNet

Ste*nog"ra*phy noun
Etymology
Gr. narrow, close + graphy: cf. F. sténographie, G. stenographie.
Definitions
  1. The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand.

Webster 1913