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
In 1891 he experimented with an Edison dictating machine but concluded that "you can't write literature with it."
From Time Magazine Archive
Van Dusen himself, likely as not, "takes his desk home" to catch up on his correspondence after dinner, with the help of a dictating machine.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Stenographers can nod sometimes, even with the accuracy of the dictating machine.
From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix
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