Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:
shorthand [ˈʃɔːthænd] n (BRIT) стеногра́фия; (fig) сокраще́ние
to take sth down in shorthand стенографи́ровать (застенографи́ровать perf) что-н
* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.