dictaphone
/'diktəfoun/
Definition
- Noun:
- A trademarked device for recording and playing back speech: A Dictaphone is a specific brand of machine historically used to record spoken words, typically for later transcription by a typist.
- A generic term for a dictation machine: Informally, "dictaphone" can refer to any portable device or software used to record speech for the purpose of creating written text.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The secretary transcribed the notes from the dictaphone.
- He recorded his thoughts on a dictaphone while driving.
Advanced Usage
- Historical Context: The term "Dictaphone" originated as a trademark (from "dictate" + "-phone") but has often been used generically, similar to "xerox" for photocopying. In modern contexts, it often refers to digital voice recorders or dictation software.
- Modern smartphones have largely replaced the traditional dictaphone.
Variants and Related Words
- Dictation (n): The act of speaking words to be recorded or written down.
- She took dictation from her boss.
- Transcribe (v): To write out or type a full version of recorded speech.
- He will transcribe the dictaphone recording.
Synonyms
- Voice recorder: A device for recording sound.
- Dictation machine: A device specifically for recording speech to be typed.
Related Phrases
- To dictate into a dictaphone: To speak for the purpose of recording on the device.
- The manager dictated the memo into his dictaphone.
Noun
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a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation
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