shorthand

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A quantum computer uses qubits—shorthand for quantum bits—to harness the behavior of subatomic particles, which can exist in multiple states at once.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is a readiness target, not a go date, but it has become shorthand to convey the threat’s seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal

But today “peptide” has become shorthand for an injectable drug that hasn’t undergone FDA approval.

From The Wall Street Journal

But over time, naming things after the labor leader became shorthand for honoring Latino civil rights and activism.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Jacobs and Ms. Coppola have known each other for so long that they perhaps rely, like many close friends, on conversational shorthand so as not to replay well-worn material.

From The Wall Street Journal