IRS issues ITINs to individuals who are required to have a U.S. taxpayer identification number but who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain a Social Security Number (SSN) from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
shorthand in which alphabetic letters or types are used to produce shortened forms of words or groups of words. Origin of stenotypy. 1890-1895.
1. (Tools) a blacksmith's tool, resembling a flat-faced hammer, that is placed on forged work and struck to smooth the surface of the forging. 2. (Tools) a die with a narrow rectangular orifice for drawing flat sections.