short-form

or short·form

[ shawrt-fawrm ]

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.

noun

1. journalistic or other media content so characterized.

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-form¹

short ( def ) + form ( def )

Example Sentences

Chiara Barzini is a master of the short short form; her collection Sister Stop Breathing was published in English last year.

From The 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."

From Project Gutenberg

My own preference is for the long form, because oftentimes the short form is not perfectly clear to the legislator.

From Project Gutenberg

If bibliographic footnotes are required, use the short form (author/brief title/page) with the full reference in the bibliography.

From Project Gutenberg

Their tongues vary from a short form like that of some fossors to the long tongues of the humble bees.

From Project Gutenberg

Treat all numbers in collected groups alike if possible, that is use either the long or the short form for all.

From Project Gutenberg