Definition of stenotype in English:
stenotype
noun ˈstɛnə(ʊ)tʌɪpˈstenəˌtīp
A machine resembling a typewriter that is used for recording speech in syllables or phonemes.
Example sentencesExamples
- I can personally attest to that, having tried to learn a similar tool, the court reporter's stenotype machine, with which it is possible to record speech verbatim much faster than any typist can do.
- I didn't take shorthand, but used a Stenotype machine.
- The stenotype was hard to learn but much easier to use.
- The stenotype works a bit like a portable word processor, but with a modified, 22-button keyboard in place of the standard qwerty setup.
- It's called a stenotype machine, and it's also used for captioning television broadcasts and general office stenography.
- Electronic stenotypes are not autonomous devices; they are linked to a computer.
Derivatives
noun
The jobs will be available for both good realtime stenotypists and good realtime voicewriters.
Example sentencesExamples
- Court reporters, both stenotypists and voice writers, who specialize in captioning live television programming for people with hearing loss are commonly known as stenocaptioners.
- Widespread use of Computer Aided Transcription in the early to mid 1980s assured stenotypists that they no longer needed to dictate their notes or use the services of professional typists.
- The interpreters and stenotypists should also have training courses to qualify as professional interpreters or stenotypists.
- Training for stenotypists takes thirty-three months and involves instruction in both computer-aided transcription and real-time reporting.
Origin
Late 19th century: from stenography + type.