Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift

Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift
Kurzschrift
Script type
heavy-line script mixed-Abugida Stenography
Creatorexpert committee
Time period
1924-present
LanguagesGerman
Related scripts
Parent systems
Gabelsberger shorthand
  • Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift
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Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift (DEK, German Unified Shorthand) is a German stenography system. DEK is the official shorthand system in Germany and Austria today. It is used for word-for-word recordings of debates in the Federal Parliament of Germany.