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Definition 2025

dictation_machine

dictation machine

English

Noun

dictation machine ‎(plural dictation machines)

A sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print.

Synonyms

dictaphone

Translations

sound recording device

Bulgarian: диктофо́н m ‎(diktofón)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 口述錄音機, 口述录音机 ‎(kǒushù lùyīnjī)
Czech: diktafon m
Finnish: sanelukone, sanelin
French: dictaphone (fr) m, appareil à dictée m
German: Diktiergerät (de) n

Italian: dittafono m
Japanese: ボイスレコーダー ‎(boisu rekōdā), 口述録音機 ‎(こうじゅつろくおんき, kōjutsu rokuonki)
Polish: dyktafon (pl) m
Portuguese: ditafone m
Russian: диктофо́н (ru) m ‎(diktofón)
Spanish: dictáfono m