Editing Shorthand (section)

=== Machine shorthand systems ===
Traditional shorthand systems are written on paper with a stenographic pencil or a stenographic pen.  Some consider that only handwritten systems can strictly speaking be called shorthand.

Machine shorthand is also a common term for writing produced by a [[stenotype]], a specialized [[Alphanumeric keyboard|keyboard]]. These are often used for court room transcripts and in live [[subtitling]]. However, there are other shorthand machines used worldwide, including: [[Velotype]]; [[Palantype]] in the UK; Grandjean Stenotype, used extensively in France and French-speaking countries; Michela Stenotype, used extensively in Italy; and Stenokey, used in Bulgaria and elsewhere.