stenotype

[ sten-uh-tahyp ]
/ ˈstɛn əˌtaɪp /

noun

a keyboard machine resembling a typewriter, used in a system of phonetic shorthand.
the symbols typed in one stroke on this machine.

Origin of stenotype

formerly a trademark

Example sentences from the Web for stenotype

  • Copper watched Kennon as he dictated the covering letter, her slim fingers dancing over the stenotype.

    The Lani People |J. F. Bone

British Dictionary definitions for stenotype

Stenotype
/ (ˈstɛnəˌtaɪp) /

noun

trademark 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