short-form

American  

[shawrt-fawrm] / ˈʃɔrtˌfɔrm /

Or shortform

adjective

1. noting or relating to journalistic content or a genre of journalism characterized by short articles.

2. noting or relating to other types of print or visual media characterized by content that is short in length.

   short-form video clips.

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noun

1. journalistic or other media content so characterized.

Etymology

Origin of short-form

short ( def. ) + form ( def. )

Compare meaning

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• short-form vs. long-form

Example Sentences

She'd actually go further and ban short-form video altogether because "they shorten children's attention spans".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

She also had a stint as an executive at Quibi, the short-form streaming video platform.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

In February, Iger said on an earnings call that short-form videos created with Sora would soon appear on the streaming service Disney+, which was preparing to launch a vertical video feed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

France and Austria, vary but are generally aimed at stopping children and younger teens from accessing platforms that offer scrolling feeds of short-form videos and posts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

In some instances, no short-form name exists - then the long-form name must serve for all usages.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency