Phonography /(?)/

Pho·nog·ra·phy

Phonography

n.
  1. A description of the laws of the human voice, or sounds uttered by the organs of speech.
  2. A representation of sounds by distinctive characters; commonly, a system of shorthand writing invented by Isaac Pitman, or a modification of his system, much used by reporters.
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  3. The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph.