dictating machine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dictating machine
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately the disks he tried to adapt for his fledgling computer, paper coated with magnetic oxide used in an early dictating machine, proved too floppy.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2016
An office dictating machine, the first to use magnetic recording on an endless belt, is being manufactured by Peirce Dictation Systems, Chicago.
From Time Magazine Archive
From a hospital, he kept up his column with the aid of a dictating machine, datelined it "Cell 308."
From Time Magazine Archive
He cannot abide a dictating machine, and so writes his memos with his left hand, longhand.
From Time Magazine Archive
The work of the Volta associates laid the foundation for the successful use of the dictating machine in business, for their wax recording process was practical and their machines sturdy.
From Development of the Phonograph at Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, United States National Museum Bulletin 218, Paper 5, (pages 69-79) by Leslie J. Newville
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