transcription (n.)

  1. something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation

    [ Syn: written text ]

  2. (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

  3. a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)

  4. the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

    [ Syn: arrangement , arranging ]

  5. the act of making a record (especially an audio record); she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth

    [ Syn: recording ]

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