transcribing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of creating a written or electronic version of an audio recording or handwritten document.

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Variants

List of all variants of transcribing that leads to same result
transcribe , transcribed , transcriber , transcribers , transcribes , transcribing

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Latin 'trans' meaning 'across' and 'scribere' meaning 'to write'.

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Trivia

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1. Transcribing was once a common occupation in libraries, where workers would transcribe books into microfilm or digital format.

2. The first dictation machine was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison.

3. Transcribing can be a time-consuming process, with some transcribers able to transcribe up to 5 hours of audio per day.

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Related Concepts

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1. Transcription software: Software used to convert spoken language into written text.

2. Medical transcription: The process of converting voice recordings made by physicians and other healthcare professionals into written reports.

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Culture

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Transcribing has been used extensively in various fields such as academia, law, and journalism to preserve and make accessible written or spoken information. In literature, transcribing has been used as a theme in works such as 'The Transcriber' by Kate Atkinson and 'Transcription' by Kate Clarke.

How to Memorize "transcribing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of writing down words as they are spoken or reading from a document and writing out the words.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of writing or copying information.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-B-E' to remember the word: 'To Record Information Before It's Erased'.

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