Steno

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Steno may refer to:

  • Steno, Salamis, a small community at the northwest of Salamis Island, Greece
  • Stenography, the process of writing in shorthand
    • Stenotype, a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use
    • Stenographer or Stenotypist or Steno, a specialized person for using a Stenotype machine
  • Steno-typist, a combination of typist and stenographer
  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Steno), a bacterium which causes uncommon, but difficult to treat, infections in humans
  • Steno (genus), the monotypic genus of the rough-toothed dolphin
  • Steno Diabetes Center, a research and teaching hospital in Gentofte, Denmark

Craters[edit]

People[edit]

  • Michele Steno (1331 – 1413), Venetian statesman who served as the 63rd Doge of Venice
  • Nicolas Steno (1638–1686), the latinised name of Niels Steensen (or Stensen), a pioneer in anatomy and geology
  • Stefano Vanzina (aka Steno) (1915–1988), Italian movie director

See also[edit]

  • Sterno, a fuel made from jellied alcohol