"shortform" meaning in English

See shortform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From short + form. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|short|form}} short + form Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} shortform (not comparable)
  1. (advertising, of a television advertisement) Running for a relatively short time, typically no more than two minutes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Advertising
    Sense id: en-shortform-en-adj-gZ2uLChe Topics: advertising, business, marketing
  2. (journalism, broadcasting) Relatively short and punchy, lacking detail or in-depth analysis. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Broadcasting, Mass media
    Sense id: en-shortform-en-adj-mHweVcwU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: broadcasting, journalism, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: short-form

Alternative forms

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