Stenotype/Reporting

REALTIME

Instantaneous translation of stenotype notes. The best realtime writers are conflict free and can create a readable transcript as they write.

JCR

Journal of Court Reporting. The magazine published by the NCRA. (Called NSR, National Shorthand Reporter, until 1991.)

NCRA

National Court Reporters Association. The national association for court reporters and other stenotype professionals. (Called NSRA, National Shorthand Reporters Association, until 1991)

TAKING

The act of writing on the stenotype machine.`

CAPTIONER

A conflict-free stenotypist who captions television programs. (Also called steno captioner.)

TEXT ENTRY

A method of realtime translation that includes interactive editing capabilities used for medical transcription and other information processing fields. Required conflict-free writing (Also called stenoscription)

STROKE

Any single key or key combination simultaneously pressed on the stenotype.

CSR

Certified Shorthand Reporter. Certification acquired by passing a state certification examination.

CAT

Computer-Aided Transcription. Refers to the use of computers to translate stenotype notes.(Also called Computer-Assisted Transcription, Computer-Aided Translation, Computer-Assisted Translation)

CIC

Computer-Integrated Courtroom. Refers to the use of computer by court reporters in the courtroom itself. Usually associated with realtime writing.

SCOPIST

One who edits a reporter's translation on the computer to create the final transcript. A scopist must be able to read notes but does not have to be able to write them. (Also called notereader, though this term refers more to reading notes from the paper tape, as was done in precomputer days, rather than editing notes from a computer translation

REPORTER

One who makes a verbatim transcription of a proceeding. Most court reporters are stenotypists and mst use CAT in preparing the final transcript.

RPR

Registered Professional Reporter. Certification acquired by passing NCRA's RPR Examination

OUTLINE

The letter combinations used to define a single word or phrase.

NOTES

The shorthand outlines on your paper tape (or in the computer). (Also called paper notes or paper tape.)

CONFLICT

Using the same outline for more than one word. Since the computer does not know which word is correct, a human must make the correction during an edit phase. Conflicts are inappropriate for realtime applications. The StenEd theory present techniques to avoid all conflicts.