stenotype
Reporter's shorthand machine
A stenotype is a specialized keyboard machine used by court reporters and captioners to record speech at high speed.
Instead of typing individual letters, operators press multiple keys simultaneously to represent sounds, syllables, or entire words: The court reporter's stenotype captured every word of testimony.
The skill requires extensive training, and stenotype remains faster than conventional typing for verbatim transcription.
Array of input keys
- keysLock-operating instruments
- chordingPlaying notes together
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
- thumbsShortest manual digits
lever · compact · portable · paper tape · tripod · writer · realtime · digital
Immediate, as events unfold
- closed captioningOn-screen transcription of audio
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- CARTAuto racing league initials
- live eventsGatherings occurring in real-time
television · accessibility · deaf · hard of hearing · streaming · sports · news · subtitles
Text entry velocity metric
- WPMTyping speed abbreviation
- rapidMoving with haste
- realtimeImmediate, as events unfold
- accuracyDegree of correctness
speed test · qualifying · practice · drilling · sprint · endurance · fluency · rhythm
Judicial proceedings chamber
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
proceedings · verbatim · transcript · evidence · litigation · arbitration · sworn · witness
Transcriber of legal proceedings
- captionerOne who transcribes speech
- proofreaderOne who corrects texts
keyboard
Array of input keys
- keysLock-operating instruments
- chordingPlaying notes together
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
thumbs · lever · compact · portable · paper tape · tripod · writer · realtime · digital · wireless
realtime
Immediate, as events unfold
- closed captioningOn-screen transcription of audio
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- CARTAuto racing league initials
live events · television · accessibility · deaf · hard of hearing · streaming · sports · news · subtitles · display
words per minute
Text entry velocity metric
accuracy · speed test · qualifying · practice · drilling · sprint · endurance · fluency · rhythm
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- trialJudicial examination of claims
hearing · proceedings · verbatim · transcript · evidence · litigation · arbitration · sworn · witness · cross-examination
court reporter
Transcriber of legal proceedings
- captionerOne who transcribes speech
- proofreaderOne who corrects texts
chords
Simultaneous note combinations
outlines · dictionary · conflict · syllabic · phonetic · fingerspelling · prefixes · suffixes · asterisk · plover
- note-takingnotes, jot, notation, write down, note down
- recorderstape recorder, voice recorder, video recorder, digital recorder, cassette recorder
- Transcriptiontranscript, transcriptionist, live transcription, verbatim, dictation
- vintage officeadding machine, mimeograph, dictaphone, Rolodex, filing cabinet
- typing toolskeyboard, keypad, numeric keypad, number pad, spacebar
- dictation methodstranscription, speech to text, verbatim, court reporting, dictaphone
stenotypeQWERTY keyboard
Standard alphanumeric input layout
touch typing · typewriter · computer keyboard · voice recognition · speech-to-text
stenotypelonghand
Unabbreviated handwriting
handwriting · cursive writing · pen and paper · hunt-and-peck · audio recording
- stenotype machineChorded keyboard for transcription