what is steno

Steno, short for stenography, is the act of recording spoken words through shorthand using a stenotype machine. A stenographer, also known as a court reporter, is a person who makes a written verbatim record using this unique shortened writing style called "steno" on a steno machine. Steno is "written" on the machine using a special theory that is based on syllables, rather than letter by letter, as is done on a typical keyboard. This allows stenographers to type on average more than 200 words per minute.