Phonography

n.	1.	A description of the laws of the human voice, or sounds uttered by the organs of speech.
	2.	A representation of sounds by distinctive characters; commonly, a system of shorthand writing invented by Isaac Pitman, or a modification of his system, much used by reporters. They also serve who only stand and wait. - Milton.
	3.	The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph.