dictating machine

American  

[dik-tey-ting] / ˈdɪk teɪ tɪŋ /

noun

1. a machine for recording dictation, as on cassettes or disks, for subsequent transcription.

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Etymology

Origin of dictating machine

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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

In 1891 he experimented with an Edison dictating machine but concluded that "you can't write literature with it."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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 Newville, Leslie J.