short-form

or short·form

[ shawrt-fawrm ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˌfɔrm /

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adjective

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

noting or relating to other types of print or visual media characterized by content that is short in length: short-form video clips.

noun

journalistic or other media content so characterized.

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Origin of short-form

short + form

Words nearby short-form

Shorter, Shorter Catechism, shortfall, short field, short for, short-form, short fuse, short game, shortgrass, shorthair, shorthaired

How to use short-form in a sentence

Chiara Barzini is a master of the short short form; her collection Sister Stop Breathing was published in English last year.
Literary City: Taiye Selasi’s Rome|Henry Krempels|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The boys seized upon this to call him Veal Chops, which after a few hours was changed to the short form, or "Chops."
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge|Frank Gee Patchin
My own preference is for the long form, because oftentimes the short form is not perfectly clear to the legislator.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912|Various
If bibliographic footnotes are required, use the short form (author/brief title/page) with the full reference in the bibliography.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis

Their tongues vary from a short form like that of some fossors to the long tongues of the humble bees.
Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants|Edward Saunders
Treat all numbers in collected groups alike if possible, that is use either the long or the short form for all.
Abbreviations and Signs|Frederick W. Hamilton