a keyboard machine resembling a typewriter, used in a system of phonetic shorthand.
the symbols typed in one stroke on this machine.
a machine with a keyboard for recording speeches, etc, in a phonetic shorthand
any machine resembling this
the phonetic symbol typed in one stroke of such a machine
Formerly a trademark
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To bad his stenotype machine wasn’t connected to the Internet.
From Time • Apr. 3, 2014
A typist can go much faster on a veyboard than on a standard keyboard and still produce normal text output, unlike the stenotype.
From Slate • Dec. 7, 2012
As with the stenotype, some letters are on the keyboard, but others must be produced by hitting two keys at the same time.
From Slate • Dec. 7, 2012
Mundt assured him that the stenotype notes could be read by an expert.
From Time Magazine Archive
Copper watched Kennon as he dictated the covering letter, her slim fingers dancing over the stenotype.
From The Lani People by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)
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