CRC Vocabulary Building & Dictionary Management

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a realtime captioner's personal steno dictionary?

Accepted Answer

To map steno outlines to their corresponding English words and phrases

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To store certified exam questions for review

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To record client billing and payment information

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To archive completed captioning job files

Question 2

What is a 'conflict' in a steno dictionary?

Accepted Answer

When the same steno outline is mapped to two different words or phrases

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A professional dispute between a captioner and a client

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An error generated by the CAT software during translation

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When two different steno outlines produce identical output

Question 3

In realtime captioning, what is a 'brief' or 'brief form'?

Accepted Answer

An abbreviated steno outline that represents a longer word or phrase

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A short legal summary provided by an attorney

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A condensed version of a captioning session transcript

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A client introduction document signed before an assignment

Question 4

What does 'untrans' refer to in realtime captioning output?

Accepted Answer

Steno outlines the CAT software cannot find in the dictionary, appearing as raw steno strokes

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A software error that permanently corrupts a transcript file

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A captioner who has not yet completed certification training

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A transcript that has not yet been delivered to the client

Question 5

What is a 'job dictionary' in CAT software?

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A temporary, event-specific dictionary containing specialized terminology for a particular assignment

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A list of all clients and assignments a captioner has completed

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The main master dictionary used across all captioning jobs

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A dictionary module that stores automated billing information

Question 6

How should a realtime captioner best handle an unfamiliar technical term discovered during pre-assignment preparation?

Accepted Answer

Add it with the correct steno outline to a job dictionary before the event begins

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Ignore it and rely on context if it arises during the event

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Request that the speaker avoid using that term during the presentation

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Write it out letter by letter if it appears during live captioning

Question 7

What is 'dictionary stacking' in CAT software?

Accepted Answer

Using multiple dictionaries simultaneously with the top-most dictionary given search priority

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Deleting outdated dictionaries to free up disk space in the CAT software

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Copying all entries from a job dictionary into the master dictionary

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Organizing dictionary entries in alphabetical order for faster lookup