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> Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" writes down the words as they are sp
by sdevonoes 5y ago
> Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictation_(exercise) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictation_(exercise)
Here the software is the "person who is dictating".
- layer8 5y agoIt’s not dictation if the spoken text is not recorded or written down by a device (voice recorder) or by a human.
- tirpen 5y ago> Here the software is the "person who is dictating". And who is the "person who is taking dictation" then? Who is writing down the words the software is speaking?