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单词 palantype
释义

Palantypen.

Brit. /ˈpaləntʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈpælənˌtaɪp/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Palanque , type n.
Etymology: Apparently < Palan- (in the name of Clementine Camille Marie Palanque: see quot. 1940) + type n.
A machine for typing in shorthand, now often used in transcribing speech to text for deaf people. Also: the system of shorthand used with this machine.A proprietary name in the U.K.
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society > communication > printing > typing > [noun] > typewritten material > typewritten shorthand
stenotypy1899
Palantype1940
society > communication > printing > typing > typewriter > [noun] > proprietary names
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Varityper1928
Palantype1940
Olivetti1949
Flexowriter1955
Selectric1964
1940 Trade Marks Jrnl. 14 Aug. 782/1 Palantype... Typewriters and parts thereof, typewriter inks, typewriter ribbons, typewriting paper, and stands for typewriters (not being furniture). Clementine Camille Marie Palanque,..London,..manufacturer.
1959 Times 9 Apr. 3/1 Palantype operator..required by Uganda Government.
1970 Nature 12 Sept. 1090/2 Several major hurdles still have to be overcome to transpose the twenty-nine symbols of palantype, the British form of mechanical shorthand, into proper English.
1994 Guardian (Nexis) 8 July 6 Hansard reporters..at work, either using shorthand whose speed is matched only by its meticulous neatness, or else a peculiar machine called a Palantype which involves creating a string of apparently meaningless symbols on a till roll.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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