This is the short form Filipinos use for the word estenograpíya (shorthand).
Up until a few decades ago, well-educated Filipinas were taught to take “steno” so that they could easily find work as secretaries for an independent livelihood.
es·te·no·gra·pí·ya
stenography
es·te·nó·gra·pó
stenographer
Stenography or shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand, a more common method of writing a language.
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
esténo: pinaikling tawag sa estenograpíya
estenograpíya: pagsusulat sa pinaikli at pinabilis na paraan sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng mga simbolo
estenógrapó: tao na nakasusulat ng estenograpiya
