Shorthand vs. Symbol

Shorthandnoun

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

Shorthandnoun

(by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

Shorthandverb

(transitive) To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.

Shorthandverb

To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

Shorthandverb

(intransitive) To write in shorthand.

Shorthandnoun

A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.

Shorthandnoun

a method of writing rapidly

Shorthandadjective

written in abbreviated or symbolic form;

Shorthand

Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand, a more common method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos (narrow) and graphein (to write).

Symbolnoun

A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

Symbolnoun

Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.

Symbolnoun

(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.

Symbolnoun

A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.

Symbolnoun

Visible traces or impressions, made using a writing device or tool, that are connected together and/or are slightly separated. Sometimes symbols represent objects or events that occupy space or things that are not physical and do not occupy space.

Symbolnoun

(crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.

Symbolnoun

(obsolete) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.

Symbolnoun

(obsolete) Share; allotment.

Symbolnoun

(programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.

Symbolverb

To symbolize.

Symbolnoun

A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.

Symbolnoun

Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation.

Symbolnoun

An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion.

Symbolnoun

That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.

Symbolnoun

Share; allotment.

Symbolnoun

An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element.

Symbolverb

To symbolize.

Symbolnoun

an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

Symbolnoun

something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible;

Symbolnoun

a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation

Symbolnoun

a shape or sign used to represent something such as an organization, e.g. a red cross or a Star of David

Symbolnoun

a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract

Symbolverb

symbolize.

Symbol

A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences.