Shorthand \Short"hand`\, n. A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under {Phonography}.
Since 'classical liberal' sounds rather backward-looking, they have settled on 'market liberal' as shorthand for their political philosophy. 'Market liberals have a cosmopolitan, inclusive vision for society.
Meanwhile, in Oppenheimer's trading room in New York, the suspender-clad Mr. Gallagher faced a whirlwind of traders buying stocks, making sales calls and shouting out orders in the clipped, shorthand speech characteristic of the trade.
It was the electoral system that achieved that. Sweeping proclamations about what the people now want are a form of shorthand, convenient for idle minds.
The phrase "blank spots" has become shorthand in Poland for topics so controversial that go unmentioned or are distorted in official histories.
DNA, shorthand for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the protein molecule that contains the genetic pattern for each individual. Except for red blood cells, DNA is present in every cell of the body.
It's the kind of shorthand imagery that works best in brief spurts, say, the amount of time it takes for a television commercial to implant a spark-plug brand into your brain.
The only clues Byrom provided came from ciphers in his own abbreviated shorthand. The sleuthing has plainly been fun for the author, even if it fails to add up to a proper denouement.
"They will often carry on a scene with ad libs of their own," he said. "There's a shorthand both during the shooting and during the lunch break and all the time." Sculpture is risky business for French artist Chantal Cottet.
Niculescu Mizil confirmed a shorthand transcript of the meeting that said Gen.
Brokers ring the pit five or six deep, jostling for position and shouting things like "Ten Sep!" shorthand for 10 contracts in September.
In short, it is the essential underpinning for business process re-engineering, today's shorthand for rethinking a business from the bottom up. With the growth of networking, the problems of network management have expanded.
He refers, for example, to traditions such as the tartan kilt, an 18th century English invention which is now ubiquitous shorthand for Scotland. Such traditions may be invented but they have also been successful.