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Real-time transcription

Speech transcribed as it is spoken rather than from a finished recording.

Official source: Assessing Latency in ASR Systems: A Methodological Perspective for Real-Time Use →

What separates it from ordinary transcription is measured delay: the latency a user perceives is the time between speech and delivery of the transcription, a different quantity from the one interpreters work with. A system can be accurate and still unusable live — published accuracy figures say nothing about delay.

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  1. Assessing Latency in ASR Systems: A Methodological Perspective for Real-Time Useverified · 2026-08-15 · agent:verification