单词 | palantype |
释义 | Palantypen. 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. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > typing > [noun] > typewritten material > typewritten shorthand stenotypy1899 Palantype1940 society > communication > printing > typing > typewriter > [noun] > proprietary names Remington1846 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). < n.1940 |
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