Shorters

Shorters is the plural form of the noun shorter, meaning objects or people that shorten something. In general usage, a shorter is anything that reduces length, duration, or extent. The capitalized form Shorters does not point to a single widely recognized subject; its meaning depends on context and can vary across fields.

In finance, the term shorters is sometimes used informally to refer to short sellers—investors who borrow securities to sell them with the aim of buying back later at a lower price. More formal terminology uses short sellers, while shorters appears mainly in casual reporting or commentary.

In technology and internet contexts, the standard term is URL shorteners. These are services or tools that convert long web addresses into shorter forms for easier sharing. Shorters is not the conventional term in this domain, and its use may reflect a typographical variant or a shorthand particular to a specific text.

Outside these fields, shorters may be encountered as a generic descriptor for devices, processes, or methods that shorten something, though this usage is uncommon. In linguistics, the word shorter serves as a comparative adjective rather than a substantive, so shorters is rarely used in formal analysis.

Etymology-wise, shorters derives from the adjective short with the agentive suffix -er, forming an entity that performs shortening. As with many English terms, its precise meaning hinges on context. If Shorters refers to a specific band, company, or organization, additional context would clarify the intended subject.