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单词 stenotype
释义

stenotype

/ˈstɛnə(ʊ)tʌɪp /
noun
A machine resembling a typewriter that is used for recording speech in syllables or phonemes.It's called a stenotype machine, and it's also used for captioning television broadcasts and general office stenography....
  • 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.
  • Electronic stenotypes are not autonomous devices; they are linked to a computer.

Derivatives

stenotypist

noun ...
  • The jobs will be available for both good realtime stenotypists and good realtime voicewriters.
  • 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.
  • Court reporters, both stenotypists and voice writers, who specialize in captioning live television programming for people with hearing loss are commonly known as stenocaptioners.

Origin

Late 19th century: from stenography + type.

Rhymes

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