Disabled students often make use of a scribe for the purposes of examinations where a computer is unavailable or inaccessible The scribe handwrites or types a manuscript of the information that is relayed to them through speech or in some cases sign language (e g deaf students) It is recommended that the scribe receives some training in the method so that for instance they do not try to interpret what the student communicates and that the student practices dictating before using the method in an examination situation
in ancient Egyptian times a scribe was responsible for all design and drawing of images including the representation of the pharaohs, gods and hieroglyphs
To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; so called because the workman marks, or scribes, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts
In the days before printing was common, a scribe was a person who wrote copies of things such as letters or documents. French playwright whose works include more than 300 comedies of manners
A mechanical device used to inscribe circles on the surface of the ice to aid in the practice of compulsory figures The use of scribes is not permitted in competitions
Calligrapher, someone who writes the decorative scrolls used to commemorate SCA awards, and prepares other formal documents of the group In many places, "scribe" refers to both calligraphers and illuminators, and to people who practice both arts The officer in charge of organizing these activities goes by various titles around the Known World (Clerk of the Signet is the only title for the job known to the editors that does not feature the word "scribe" in one form or another )
the writer of a manuscript (almost never identical with the author of a text) Scribes inevitably made changes in texts--not only minor errors and inconsistencies in spelling, such as a modern typist or typesetter might make, but also deliberate alterations, additions, and omissions