brevity

the use of brief expressions

Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.

Latin brevis, meaning short

“Punctilious obedience to the mysterious brevity of the summons, and not to chafe at it, appeared to him as much as could be expected of a struggling man.”

— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith

“This brevity gave rise to an informal abbreviation scheme sometimes called Textese, with which 10% or more of the words in a typical SMS message are abbreviated.Crystal, David.”