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Phillips Code

The Phillips Code is a brevity code (shorthand) compiled and expanded in 1879 by Walter P. Phillips (then of the Associated Press) for the rapid transmission of telegraph messages, including press reports. The code was a compilation of commonly used abbreviations in the field, with the aim of standardizing the most efficient terms. The final update to…

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Phillips Code

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples37
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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related to overview · 24
Phillips Code → Also Intended, And Contemplating, Baseball Supplement, Court Reporting, Easily Acquired Method, Few, General Newspaper, His, In, It, Market Code, Option Months, Phillips, Press Reports, Rapid Transmission, Research, Shorthand Arranged, Telegraphic Purposes, The, The Phillips Code
related to Notable codes · 11
Phillips Code → American Civil War, Associated Press, Code, No, Phillips, POTUS, SCOTUS, Telegraph, The, These, This
is a · 1
Phillips Code → brevity code
related to Examples of use · 1
Phillips Code → Using

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code phillips abbreviations telegraph transmission used codes 1879 published edition shorthand associated press rapid terms 1925 use telegraphic words would

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Phillips Codeis abrevity code0.90text
Phillips Coderelated to Examples of useUsing0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesThe0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesPOTUS0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesSCOTUS0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesPhillips0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesThese0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesAssociated Press0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesTelegraph0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesAmerican Civil War0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesCode0.60section
Phillips Coderelated to Notable codesThis0.60section

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