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sten⋅o⋅type

[sten-uh-tahyp]
–noun
1. a keyboard machine resembling a typewriter, used in a system of phonetic shorthand.
2. the symbols typed in one stroke on this machine.

Origin:
formerly a trademark
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sten·o·type   (stěn'ə-tīp')   
n.  
  1. A keyboard machine used to record dictation in shorthand by a series of phonetic symbols.

  2. A phonetic symbol or combination of symbols produced by such a machine.

tr.v.   sten·o·typed, sten·o·typ·ing, sten·o·types
To record or transcribe (matter) with a stenotype machine.

[steno(graphy) + type.]
sten'o·typ'ist n.
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