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Dictation can refer to:

• Dictation (exercise), when one person speaks while another person transcribes what is spoken.
• A dictation machine, a device used to record speech for transcription.
• Dictaphone, a company that manufactures these devices, and which are often known generically by this name.
• Digital dictation, the use of digital electronic media for this purpose, and often computerized speech recognition.
• Music dictation, an ear training exercise in which the student copies down music while listening to it.

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