dictation
Words for recording
Dictation is the act of speaking words aloud for someone else to write down or for a device to transcribe.
A boss might give dictation to a secretary, who types the spoken words into a letter or memo.
Students take dictation as an exercise in spelling or language learning.
The word also refers to the material that has been dictated: The transcriptionist worked through a stack of dictation.
Modern voice-recognition software has largely replaced the human stenographer, letting people dictate emails, texts, and documents directly to their devices.
Compressed symbolic writing system
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- transcribeConvert to written form
- verbatimIn identical wording
- transcriptVerbatim written account
stenographer · stenotype · transcriptionist · court reporter · deposition · testimony · minutes · notation
Accuracy of measurement
- verbatimIn identical wording
- correctnessState of being accurate
- error-freeLacking any mistakes
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
spelling · punctuation · grammar · word-for-word · fidelity · exactness · listening comprehension · attention
Authoritative legal command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
pronouncement · ruling · proclamation · imposition · autocratic · authoritarian · control · regime
Clear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
clarity · pacing · cadence · oratory · recitation · oration · monologue · lecture
Correct letter sequence
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- handwritingManual letter formation
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- listeningAttending to sound
comprehension · language learning · pronunciation · grammar · passage · worksheet · quiz · classroom
stenography
Compressed symbolic writing system
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- transcribeConvert to written form
- verbatimIn identical wording
transcript · stenographer · stenotype · transcriptionist · court reporter · deposition · testimony · minutes · notation · audio recording
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- verbatimIn identical wording
- correctnessState of being accurate
- error-freeLacking any mistakes
proofreading · spelling · punctuation · grammar · word-for-word · fidelity · exactness · listening comprehension · attention · concentration
decree
Authoritative legal command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
order · pronouncement · ruling · proclamation · imposition · autocratic · authoritarian · control · regime · prescription
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
elocution · clarity · pacing · cadence · oratory · recitation · oration · monologue · lecture · address
spelling
Correct letter sequence
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- handwritingManual letter formation
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
listening · comprehension · language learning · pronunciation · grammar · passage · worksheet · quiz · classroom · teacher
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- Transcriptiontranscript, transcriptionist, live transcription, verbatim, stenography
- writing practicefreewriting, drafting, revision, writing prompts, prompts
- language drillsgrammar drill, grammar drills, spelling drill, spelling drills, conjugation
- Language Technologynatural language processing, NLP, machine translation, speech recognition, text-to-speech
- Speech Practicearticulation, enunciation, pronunciation drills, pronunciation practice, tongue twisters
dictationtyping
Entering text via keyboard
handwriting · keyboarding · writing by hand · transcription · hunt-and-peck
dictationtyping
Entering text via keyboard
handwriting · writing · keyboarding · composing · drafting
- taking dictation
- dictation machineDevice recording spoken words