Transcription of speech or text is the process of transcribing it.
2. countable noun
A transcription of a conversation or speech is a written text of it, based on a recording or notes.
The transcriptions of the text were available as early as 1960.
transcription in British English
(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 (tranˈscriptional) or transcriptive (tranˈscriptive)
adjective
transcriptionally (tranˈscriptionally) or transcriptively (tranˈscriptively)
adverb
transcription in American English
(trænˈskrɪpʃən)
noun
1.
the act or process of transcribing
2.
something transcribed
; specif.,
a.
a transcript; copy
b.
an arrangement of a piece of music for an instrument, voice, or ensemble other than that for which it was originally written
c.
a recording made for radio or television broadcasting
Derived forms
transcriptional (tranˈscriptional)
adjective
Word origin
L transcriptio < transcriptus: see transcript
Examples of 'transcription' in a sentence
transcription
The transcription of her recordings was such a note.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There is a voicemail transcription service so you can see what people want you for when in a meeting.
The Sun (2016)
The audience becomes gradually and wonderfully aware that the musical process is an almost direct transcription of the physical one.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The transcription service would be handy for the voicemail's sender and its receiver.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It checks bank account numbers before accepting them and will detect many common transcription errors, including incorrectly entered and transposed characters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Second, apologies to Experian for a transcription error that put it down the table.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Through processes called transcription and translation, ingenious devices take the DNA blueprint and manufacture the protein.