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BRACHYGRAPHY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Writing Styles
- Office-Work Organization
- Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stenography
1, record 1, English, stenography
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shorthand 1, record 1, English, shorthand
correct, noun
- steno 1, record 1, English, steno
correct, familiar
- brachygraphy 2, record 1, English, brachygraphy
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quick way of writing using special signs or abbreviations, used especially to record what somebody is saying. 3, record 1, English, - stenography
Record 1, Key term(s)
- short-hand
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'écriture
- Organisation du travail de bureau
- Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sténographie
1, record 1, French, st%C3%A9nographie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sténo 1, record 1, French, st%C3%A9no
correct, feminine noun, familiar
- tachygraphie 2, record 1, French, tachygraphie
feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'écriture formé de signes abréviatifs et conventionnels, qui sert à transcrire la parole aussi rapidement qu'elle est prononcée. 3, record 1, French, - st%C3%A9nographie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estilos de escritura
- Organización del trabajo de oficina
- Reuniones y asambleas (Administración)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- taquigrafía
1, record 1, Spanish, taquigraf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- estenografía 1, record 1, Spanish, estenograf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
- braquigrafía 2, record 1, Spanish, braquigraf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema de escritura a base de abreviaturas y signos convencionales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - taquigraf%C3%ADa
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