dictation machine
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dictation machine — ➔ machine1 * * * dictation machine UK US noun [C] (also dictating machine) ► WORKPLACE a machine used to record spoken words so that they can be written down later: »You can use a dictation machine connected to a PC … Financial and business terms
Dictation machine — Transcribing dictation with a Dictaphone wax cylinder dictation machine, in the early 1920s. Note supply of extra wax cylinders on lower part of stand. A dictation machine is a sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later… … Wikipedia
Dictation — can refer to: Dictation (exercise), when one person speaks while another person transcribes what is spoken. A dictation machine, a device used to record speech for transcription. Dictaphone, a company that manufactures these devices, and which… … Wikipedia
machine — ▪ I. machine ma‧chine 1 [məˈʆiːn] noun [countable] a piece of equipment that uses power such as electricity to do a particular task: • Labour and machines are both at full capacity in the production department. • We plan to upgrade all machines… … Financial and business terms
dictation — dictate dic‧tate 1 [dɪkˈteɪt ǁ ˈdɪkteɪt] verb [transitive] to say words for someone else to write down: • When Laurie got back to the office, she dictated a letter to Stewart. dictation noun [uncountable] : • Many computers can take voice… … Financial and business terms
Digital dictation — is a method of recording and editing the spoken word in real time for transcription and maximum intelligibility in a digital audio format. In some cases speech is recorded where sound quality is paramount and transcription unnecessary, e.g., for… … Wikipedia
dictating machine — /dik tay ting/ a machine for recording dictation, as on cassettes or disks, for subsequent transcription. [1935 40] * * * device for recording, storage (usually brief), and subsequent reproduction (usually by typewriter or word processing… … Universalium
dictating machine — noun : a usually electronic machine used especially for the recording (as on a wax cylinder, a disc, or a tape) of dictated matter to be transcribed later in typed form * * * /dik tay ting/ a machine for recording dictation, as on cassettes or… … Useful english dictionary
dic|tat|ing machine — «DIHK tay tihng, dihk TAY », a machine for taking dictation … Useful english dictionary
transcribing machine — noun Etymology: transcribing, present participle of transcribe : a business machine designed to play back electrically recorded dictation (as on a wax cylinder, plastic belt, disc, wire, or tape) for transcription … Useful english dictionary
