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A stenomask is a handheld device that fits over the reporter's mouth, with a padded, soundproof enclosure and an internal microphone, which captures the voice for speech recognition and dampens the sound so others in the room cannot hear it.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“a handheld device that fits over the reporter's mouth, built around a padded, soundproof enclosure and an internal microphone”
The Mask Question: What To Know About Voice Writing, Grace Johnston, Steno (court reporting company), Steno Brief, 2026, Opening section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Steno is a court reporting company. The article is written for attorneys who have not seen voice writing before.
- What it does not show
- A vendor's description of its profession. It does not describe the mask's noise reduction in measured decibels.