Dictionary Definition
transcriber
Noun
1 a person who translates written messages from
one language to another [syn: translator]
2 someone who rewrites in a different
script
3 someone who represents the sounds of speech in
phonetic notation
4 someone who makes a written version of spoken
material
5 a musician who adapts a composition for
particular voices or instruments or for another style of
performance [syn: arranger, adapter]
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
Transcriber is a tool for the transcription and
annotation of speech signals for linguistic research. It supports
multiple hierarchical layers of segmentation, named entity
annotation, speaker lists, topic lists, and overlapping speakers.
Two views of the sound pressure waveform at different resolutions
may be viewed simultaneously. Various character encodings,
including Unicode, are supported.
Annotations may be exported in XML.
Transcriber is written in Tcl/Tk with the
Snack
audio library and is therefore available on most major
platforms. It is distributed under the
GNU General Public License.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
amanuensis, calligrapher, chirographer, clerk, copier, copyist, ink spiller, inkslinger, letterer, pen, pencil driver, penman, penner, recording secretary,
scribbler, scribe, scrivener, secretary, word-slinger,
writer