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

Naval Training School Harvard University Dictaphones & Dictographs Sirs: You seem to be having your troubles with a dictating machine trademarked Dictaphone.

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

A team of IBM researchers, for example, is laboring on the dictating machine of the 21st century.

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.