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.
stenÂ·oÂ·type. n. 1. A keyboard machine used to record dictation in shorthand by a series of phonetic symbols. 2. A phonetic symbol or combination of symbols produced by such a machine. tr.v. stenÂ·oÂ·typed, stenÂ·oÂ·typÂ·ing, stenÂ·oÂ·types. To record or transcribe (matter) with a stenotype machine.