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shorthand

abbreviated symbolic writing method
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Summary

shorthand ranks in the top 0.97% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,240 views/month, #752 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: writing[2], notation[3], constructed writing system[4], writing system[5]
  • Commons category: Shorthand[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Shorthand systems[7]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9], Wiktionary[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[14]
  • Used by: stenographer[15]
  • Different from: steganography[16]
  • Practiced by: stenographer[17]

Why It Matters

shorthand has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] shorthand is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → shorthand
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: shorthand, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959358|shorthand (#289959358)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  2. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 6204
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 6204, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107288157|tachygraphy (#107288157)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Clas"
  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0232845-stenografie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0232845-stenografie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 19252, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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