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.
Also, pantagraph. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, diagrams, etc., on any desired scale. 2. Electricity. a device usually consisting of two parallel, hinged, double-diamond frames, for transferring current from an overhead wire to a vehicle, as a trolley car or electric locomotive. Origin of pantograph. 1715-1725.