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Transcription & speech recognition

Verbatim transcription

Verbatim transcription captures speech exactly as uttered — including false starts, repetitions, filler words like 'um' and 'uh', and non-speech sounds — as opposed to clean-read styles that edit them out.

True verbatim is required in legal and qualitative-research contexts where hesitations carry meaning. Most business users actually want 'clean verbatim': every word kept, but stumbles and fillers removed for readability.

Related terms

Clean verbatimClean verbatim is a transcription style that preserves every meaningful word while removing filler sounds, fal… Intelligent verbatimIntelligent verbatim is the most edited transcription style: fillers, repetitions and irrelevant asides are re… TranscriptionTranscription is the process of converting spoken audio into written text, either by a human typist or by auto…

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What is Verbatim transcription?

Verbatim transcription captures speech exactly as uttered — including false starts, repetitions, filler words like 'um' and 'uh', and non-speech sounds — as opposed to clean-read styles that edit them out.

Why does Verbatim transcription matter?

True verbatim is required in legal and qualitative-research contexts where hesitations carry meaning. Most business users actually want 'clean verbatim': every word kept, but stumbles and fillers removed for readability.

What terms are related to Verbatim transcription?

Closely related concepts: Clean verbatim, Intelligent verbatim, Transcription — each has its own entry in this glossary.

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