Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Transcription has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
"The secretary completed the transcription by typing out the lawyer's spoken testimony into a formal document."
(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
"During transcription, the cell copies the genetic code from a segment of DNA to create a strand of messenger RNA."
a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
"The station kept an old transcription of the 1950s radio drama in their archives."
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
"The pianist spent months on the transcription, carefully adapting Mozart's piano concerto to sound authentic on the organ."
the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
"she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth"
The act or process of transcribing.
"The transcription of the ancient manuscript took several months to complete accurately."
In plain English: Transcription is writing down what someone says word for word, often to create an official record of their speech.
"The professor asked for a transcription of her lecture so students could review the notes at home."
The word entered English via Middle French and ultimately derives from the Latin trānscrībō, which means to write across. Originally referring to the act of copying text by hand, it now describes the broader process of converting information into a different format or medium.