Shorthand vs. Typing

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).

Typingnoun

Assigning or classification by type.

Typingnoun

The act of typing on a keyboard.

Typingnoun

writing done with a typewriter

Typing

Typing is the process of writing or inputting text by pressing keys on a typewriter, computer keyboard, cell phone, or calculator. It can be distinguished from other means of text input, such as handwriting and speech recognition.