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stenography

[stuh-nog-ruh-fee] / stəˈnɒg rə fi /
NOUN
note-taking
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And she spends at least 18 hours a week practicing on her stenography machine—a specialized keyboard she likens to playing chords, which allows her to transcribe exceptionally fast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

But he did seem to will himself into some extreme stenography, whether for self-preservation or merely his own memory, or for some other reason.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2023

But exploring women at middle-age and older, as she tends to do, is also a canny defense against those who might reduce a young woman’s work to mere autobiographical stenography.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2022

“The statistics are fans’ shorthand stenography for our stories,” Thorn said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2021

“From 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 six days in the week, I shall confine myself to my old medical works and other college studies including stenography, French and German.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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