Shorthand

Shorthand is an abbreviated type of writing. It has been mentioned several times in the Doctor Who Universe.

In Doctor Who

 * In Blink, Sally Sparrow jokes that Larry Nightingale can write shorthand when he writes down the manuscript of Sally and The Doctor's conversation.
 * In Utopia, Martha Jones tells Professor Yana not to make her "write in shorthand", possibly as she cannot do it.

In Torchwood

 * In Children of Earth, Lois Habiba translates what the 456 are saying to John Frobisher in shorthand. Ianto Jones is the only member of Torchwood Three who can read shorthand.