Glossary

Verbatim transcription

Transcription that captures every spoken word exactly as said, including filler words ("um", "uh"), false starts, and sometimes non-verbal sounds. Verbatim work pays more than clean-read transcription because it is slower and more demanding. Legal and research clients usually require verbatim; general business content often asks for lightly cleaned "intelligent verbatim" instead.

Used by transcription & captioning platforms

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