shorthand

Summary

shorthand ranks in the top 0.97% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,698 views/month, #752 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• shorthand is a type of writing^[2].
• shorthand is a type of notation^[3].
• shorthand is a type of constructed writing system^[4].
• shorthand is a type of writing system^[5].
• shorthand's Commons category is recorded as Shorthand^[6].
• shorthand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shorthand systems^[7].
• shorthand's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[8].
• shorthand's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[9].
• shorthand's described by source is recorded as Wiktionary^[10].
• shorthand's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[11].
• shorthand's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• shorthand's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• shorthand's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10^[14].
• shorthand's used by is recorded as stenographer^[15].
• shorthand's different from is recorded as steganography^[16].
• shorthand's practiced by is recorded as stenographer^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include writing^[2], notation^[3], constructed writing system^[4], and writing system^[5].

Use and Application

shorthand's used by is recorded as stenographer^[15].

Why It Matters

shorthand ranks in the top 0.97% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,698 views/month, #752 of 77,819).^[1] shorthand has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] shorthand is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]