transcription

[tran-skrip-shuh n] /trænˈskrɪp ʃən/
noun
1.
the act or process of transcribing.
2.
something transcribed.
3.
a transcript; copy.
4.
Music.
  1. the arrangement of a composition for a medium other than that for which it was originally written.
  2. a composition so arranged.
5.
Radio and Television. a recording made especially for broadcasting.
6.
Genetics. the process by which genetic information on a strand of DNA is used to synthesize a strand of complementary RNA.
Origin
1590-1600; < Latin trānscrīptiōn- (stem of trānscrīptiō). See transcript, -ion
Related forms
transcriptional, adjective
transcriptionally, adverb
transscriptionist, noun
transcriptive
[tran-skrip-tiv] /trænˈskrɪp tɪv/ (Show IPA), adjective
transcriptively, adverb
mistranscription, noun
nontranscription, noun
nontranscriptive, adjective
pretranscription, noun
retranscription, noun
Examples from the web for transcription
  • For instance, the inability to edit tweets once they'd posted resulted in inadvertent errors of transcription or meaning.
  • Below is a transcription of segments of the interview.
  • If only the transcription had left them people to admire rather than characters to pity.
  • If a transcription error affects certain parts of the ribozyme, further replication is impossible.
  • The director gives us an amplification rather than a literal transcription of a live performance.
  • As a result, the definition of what has hitherto been considered sound transcription may need to be remastered, too.
  • If they dont data capture then you have to fall back on transcription and multiple redundancy.
  • The potted history is garbled in places, and the book is peppered with tiresome errors of fact and transcription.
  • They decrease transcription errors, which in turns reduces treatment errors.
  • Other technologies that could come into play here include automatic transcription, online tutors, and crowdsourced grading.
British Dictionary definitions for transcription

transcription

/trænˈskrɪpʃən/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of transcribing or the state of being transcribed
2.
something transcribed
3.
a representation in writing of the actual pronunciation of a speech sound, word, or piece of continuous text, using not a conventional orthography but a symbol or set of symbols specially designated as standing for corresponding phonetic values
Derived Forms
transcriptional, transcriptive, adjective
transcriptionally, transcriptively, adverb
Word Origin and History for transcription
n.

1590s, from Latin transcriptionem, noun of action from past participle stem of transcribere (see transcribe).

transcription in Medicine

transcription tran·scrip·tion (trān-skrĭp'shən)
n.

  1. The act or process of transcribing.

  2. Something that has been transcribed.

  3. The process by which mRNA is synthesized from a DNA template resulting in the transfer of genetic information from the DNA molecule to mRNA.

tran·scrip'tion·al adj.
transcription in Science
transcription
  (trān-skrĭp'shən)   
The process in a cell by which genetic material is copied from a strand of DNA to a complementary strand of RNA (called messenger RNA). In eukaryotes, transcription takes place in the nucleus before messenger RNA is transported to the ribosomes for protein synthesis. Compare translation.