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  2. Shorthand - Wikipedia

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    Dutch stenography using the "System Groote". 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).

  3. Stenoscript - Wikipedia

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    Writing. Stenoscript is written using traditional longhand cursive characters with a few variations (t's are not crossed, i's and j's are not dotted, m's and w's are written as a single long curve, and 'F' is written like a crossed '7') and a few punctuation marks (dash, slash, comma) used as letters. Lower-case letters are used for ...

  4. Gregg shorthand - Wikipedia

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    Writing. Gregg shorthand is a system of phonography, or a phonemic writing system, which means it records the sounds of the speaker, not the English spelling. [4] For example, it uses the f stroke for the / f / sound in funnel, telephone, and laugh, [8] and omits all silent letters. [4] The system is written from left to right and the letters ...

  5. Stenotype - Wikipedia

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    A steno machine, stenotype machine, shorthand machine, stenograph or steno writer is a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use. In order to pass the United States Registered Professional Reporter test, a trained court reporter or closed captioner must write speeds of approximately 180, 200, and 225 words per minute (wpm) at very high accuracy in the ...

  6. Teeline Shorthand - Wikipedia

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    Teeline shorthand is a streamlined way to transcribe the spoken word quickly by removing unnecessary letters from words and making the letters themselves faster to write. [2] Vowels are often removed when they are not the first or last letter of a word, and silent letters are also ignored. [2] Common prefixes, suffixes, and letter groupings ...

  7. Pitman shorthand - Wikipedia

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    Pitman shorthand is a system of shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman (1813–1897), who first presented it in 1837. [1] Like most systems of shorthand, it is a phonetic system; the symbols do not represent letters, but rather sounds, and words are, for the most part, written as they are spoken.

  8. Duployan shorthand - Wikipedia

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    Duployan shorthand. The Duployan shorthand, or Duployan stenography ( French: Sténographie Duployé ), was created by Father Émile Duployé in 1860 for writing French. Since then, it has been expanded and adapted for writing English, German, Spanish, Romanian, Latin, Danish, and Chinook Jargon. [2] The Duployan stenography is classified as a ...

  9. Steganography - Wikipedia

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    For the prefix "Stego-" as used in taxonomy, see List of commonly used taxonomic affixes. The same image viewed by white, blue, green, and red lights reveals different hidden numbers. Steganography ( / ˌstɛɡəˈnɒɡrəfi / ⓘ STEG-ə-NOG-rə-fee) is the practice of representing information within another message or physical object, in such ...