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

Answer

A steno dictionary maps steno outlines (keystrokes) to their English text equivalents, enabling CAT software to translate strokes into readable text in real time.

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

Answer

A conflict occurs when a single steno outline is assigned to two or more different translations, creating ambiguity that can cause incorrect output during realtime captioning.

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

Answer

A brief form is an abbreviated steno stroke or series of strokes that produces a longer word or phrase, increasing writing speed and reducing physical effort.

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

Answer

An 'untrans' is a steno outline the CAT software cannot match to a dictionary entry, causing raw steno characters to appear in the output instead of English text.

Question 5

What is a 'job dictionary' in CAT software?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

A job dictionary is a session-specific supplement created before an assignment to hold specialized terms, proper nouns, or technical vocabulary unique to that event.

CRC - Certified Realtime Captioner Practice Test

CRC - Certified Realtime Captioner Practice Test

CRC Vocabulary Building & Dictionary Management