A stenotype machine is a specialized keyboard used by stenographers for shorthand use. A trained court reporter or closed captioner can type speeds of approximately 225 words per minute at very high accuracy. Many users of this keyboard can even reach 300 words per minute.
The keyboard looks more like a compact piano than a regular keyboard. Multiple keys are pressed simultaneously to instantly spell out whole words and syllables at once. This makes realtime transcription practical for court reporting and live closed captioning.
The stenotype machine is an invention of the french Marc Grandjean in 1909.
This is the keyboard layout of the machine:
This is a basic chart of the letters of this machine:
English
Letter |
Stenograph
Letter |
| Final B |
B |
| Final CH |
F P |
| Final D |
D |
| Final DZ |
DZ |
| Final F |
F |
| Final G |
G |
| Final J |
PBLG |
| Final K |
B G |
| Final L |
L |
| Final M |
P L |
| Final MP |
FRP |
| Final N |
PB |
| Final NG |
PB G |
| Final NJ |
PB G |
| Final NK |
* PB G |
| Final P |
P |
| Final R |
R |
| Final RCH |
FRPB |
| Final RF |
FR B |
| Final RVE |
FR B |
| Final S |
S |
| Final SH |
R B |
| Final T |
T |
| Final V |
F |
| Final X |
B G S |
| Final Z |
Z |
| Initial B |
PW |
| Initial CH |
K H |
| Initial D |
TK |
| Initial F |
T P |
| Initial G |
TKPW |
| Initial H |
H |
| Initial J |
S K W R |
| Initial K |
K |
| Initial L |
HR |
| Initial M |
P H |
| Initial N |
T P H |
| Initial P |
P |
| Initial QU |
K W |
| Initial R |
R |
| Initial S |
S |
| Initial T |
T |
| Initial V |
S R |
| Initial W |
W |
| Initial Y |
K W R |
| Initial Z |
STKPWHR |
| P: Comma |
R B G S |
| P: Correction
(Asterisk) |
*
|
| P: Paragraph |
* P |
| P: Period
(.) |
F P L T |
| P: Question
Mark |
ST P H |
| Vowel A |
A |
| Vowel A (Long)
|
A EU |
| Vowel Aw |
A U |
| Vowel E |
E |
| Vowel E (Long)
|
AO E |
| Vowel I |
EU |
| Vowel I (Long)
|
AO EU |
| Vowel O |
O |
| Vowel O (Long)
|
O E |
| Vowel OI |
O EU |
| Vowel OO |
AO |
| Vowel OU |
O U |
| Vowel U |
U |
| Vowel U (Long)
|
AO U |
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