Phillips Code

A shorthand for the rapid transmission of press reports by telegraph.

Proper noun

  1. A shorthand for the rapid transmission of press reports by telegraph.
    • Some acronyms make it, some don't. In Phillips Code, WHU stood for “the White House”; not even Potus uses that anymore. (Coming soon, to replace U.S. Government -- Gotus!) - 1997 October 12, William Safire, “Potus And...

Origin

Named after its inventor Walter P. Phillips (1846–1920).