Stenotype
/ˈstiːnəˌtaɪp/noun
A machine or system used for rapid shorthand typing, especially in court reporting.
Did you know?Stenotype comes from Greek roots meaning “narrow” and “impression,” and it was built for people who had to capture speech so fast it felt almost supernatural.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
stenos
“narrow, tight”
Ancient Greek
GRK
typos
“a blow, impression, mark made by striking”
19th Century
English
stenotype
“a rapid shorthand writing system or machine for recording speech”
Early 20th Century
English
Stenotype
“a commercial shorthand machine and its associated system of court reporting”
Modern English
English
stenotype
“a machine and method for rapid phonetic shorthand writing”
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