steno·type
ˈste-nə-ˌtīp 
: a small machine somewhat like a typewriter used to record speech by means of phonograms
plural -es
: a phonographic writing using ordinary script or printed letters
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Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
Modern stenotype machines contain microprocessors and LCD screens where the shorthand abbreviations appear in English almost simultaneously as they are typed into the machine.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2023
The field, which many like to date back to ancient scribes, requires training in typing as many as 225 words a minute on a stenotype machine, a chorded keyboard used to transcribe spoken word into shorthand.
—Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 4 July 2017
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Noun
On the Senate floor, they can be seen skillfully maneuvering around lawmakers, stenotype machines hanging from their necks.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
Modern stenotype machines contain microprocessors and LCD screens where the shorthand abbreviations appear in English almost simultaneously as they are typed into the machine.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2023
The field, which many like to date back to ancient scribes, requires training in typing as many as 225 words a minute on a stenotype machine, a chorded keyboard used to transcribe spoken word into shorthand.
—Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 4 July 2017
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“Stenotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stenotype. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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