Dictation (noun)

1. The action of dictating or something that is dictated.
2. An exercise in which a passage is read out loud and written down by the learner.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from latin dictatio(n-), from dictare "to dictate".

Examples:

1. He took dictation while she dictated her thoughts on the project.
2. The teacher gave a dictation as part of the spelling test.
3. The business meeting was recorded for transcription using dictation.
4. She was pleased with the accuracy of the dictation software.
5. Dictation can help improve your typing speed and accuracy.