Stenography:
Stenography, from the Greek words stenos (narrow) and graphein (to write), also known as shorthand, is an abbreviated or symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand. Historically, stenography was written by hand on paper. The first stenography machines and keyboards were invented starting in the late 19th century. Stenography using a machine or keyboard is also called machine shorthand or less commonly, stenotyping, or simply steno. (See History of Stenography section for a great timeline that I went way overboard on.) [studysteno.com]
Which is not quite the same as steganography. Noted in “Don’t assume everyone is paying attention to the election,” Jennifer Rubin, WaPo:
The colorful coverage was far cry from the standard stenography (and repetition of inflated crowd size) we get from reports about his campaign appearances. The Guardian’s account was among the most vivid (and profane): [omitted]
