What Is Dictaphone Typing?
Dictaphone typing refers to written transcripts based on audio recordings of spoken communication. The word dictaphone is often used as a generic term, although it can also refer to devices created specifically by Nuance Communications, Inc.DevicesA dictaphone is an audio recording device with features that typically include the ability to play, pause, fast forward and rewind to help ensure accuracy in transcription.HistoryColumbia Records trademarked the word “dictaphone” in 1907 and produced the devices for many years, before Dictaphone became into a separate company in 1923. Originally, Dictaphones used wax cylinders for recording, eventually transitioning to tape and then to digital formats.ApplicationsDictaphone typing is often used by legal and medical professionals, as well as journalists to record meetings, interviews and other important conversations, and to assist in maintaining medical records.Future UseThere are a number of companies providing computer speech recognition so
