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Transcribes vs Transcriber - What's the difference?

transcribes | transcriber |

As a verb transcribes

is (transcribe).

As a noun transcriber is

a person who transcribes; a transcriptionist.

transcribes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (transcribe)
  • ----

    transcribe

    English

    (Transcription)

    Verb

    (transcrib)
  • To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to another representation. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
  • (dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
  • The doctor made several recordings today which she will transcribe into medical reports tomorrow.
  • (computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another.
  • (music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
  • (biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
  • (linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
  • Derived terms

    * transcriber

    References

    * * English transitive verbs ----

    transcriber

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who transcribes; a transcriptionist.
  • (computing) A device or program that transcribes data.