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

They discussed the company's pivot to video and the work Nelson had been trialling around short form video.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

She was a writer who taught me that I could write in long form and in short form, with the form dictated by the content.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

And the streaming platform Tubi, which is owned by Fox, is also experimenting with short form videos with “Scenes,” which culls clips from the service’s extensive catalog.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

I’m definitely operating under the “why fix it if it isn’t broken” mentality as it relates to short form video — Instagram reels, TikToks and YouTube shorts.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2024

And if thou wilt do as I teach thee in this short form of living, I hope, through the grace of God, that if men hold thee to be good, thou shalt be well better.

From The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises by Hodgson, Geraldine Emma