How does an stenographer/stenography works?

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I saw some videos and still can’t understand, a lady just type like 5 buttons ans a whole phrase comes out on the screen. Also doesnt make sense at all what I see from the stenographer screen, it is like random letters no in the same line.

EDIT: Im impressed by how complex and interesting stenography is! Thank you for the replies and also thank you very much for the Awards! 🙂

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My mom is a court reporter. Stenographer keyboards [are not QWERTY](http://xahlee.info/kbd/i/stenotype_machine_2015-53567-s.jpg). There is a short-hand language they have developed. Certain combinations of letters make other letters. And the newer keyboards have macros for long names and common phrases (depending on what you program into the computer).

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