Dictation
The practice of speaking text aloud for it to be transcribed, either by a person or by software.
Dictation is the practice of speaking text aloud so it can be transcribed into written form. Historically, dictation involved speaking to a human transcriber. Today, digital dictation uses speech recognition technology to convert speech to text automatically. Modern AI dictation apps go beyond simple transcription to offer real-time grammar correction, filler word removal, and intelligent formatting. Dictation is commonly used by professionals, students, writers, and people with physical disabilities that make typing difficult.
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Voice Typing
Using speech recognition to convert spoken words into typed text on a device.
Speech to Text
Technology that converts spoken language into written text using automatic speech recognition (ASR).
Voice Recognition
Technology that identifies and processes human speech, either to identify the speaker or to understand spoken words.