Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft
Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft is a compound word that serves as an example of the virtually unlimited compounding of nouns that is possible in many Germanic languages. According to the 1996 "Guinness Book of World Records", it is the longest word published in the German language.
Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift
Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift (“DEK”, German Unified Shorthand) is a German stenography system.
DEK is the official shorthand system in Germany and Austria today.
It is used for word-for-word recordings of debates in the Federal Parliament of Germany.