Definition:
shorthands
- shorthandsSHORTHAND, a system of writing used for recording speech at speaking pace
- shorthandsA method of rapid writing by means of abbreviations and symbols, used esp. for taking dictation. The major systems of shorthand are those devised in 1837 by Sir Isaac Pitman and in 1888 by John R. Gregg (1867รป1948)
- shorthandsA short and simple way of expressing or referring to something