The C-Print Pro Server software contains a dictionary of abbreviations that are primarily based on phonetics, or how words sound. As a C-Print captionist types an abbreviation, the software searches the dictionary, finds the associated expansion (the completely spelled out word) and displays it. For example, if a captionist types the letters ‘sstm’, the expansion displayed will be ‘system’. By following a set of rules for abbreviating words, a C-Print captionist does not need to memorize abbreviations or know how to spell words, as they use the word sounds to produce an abbreviation.
In addition, the C-Print dictionary includes abbreviations for frequently used words to further reduce the amount of keystrokes needed, for example, the abbreviation for the word ‘are’ is ‘r’.