Transcription
[trænsˈkrɪpʃən]
Definitions
3 meaningsThe process of writing down or recording something, such as speech, music, or data, in a written or printed form.
[trænsˈkrɪpʃən]
The act or process of making a written or typed copy of something.
The court stenographer created an accurate transcription of the witness's testimony.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're writing down everything someone says in a meeting, or copying the words from a video. That's a transcription! It's like giving spoken words a written makeover.
👶 For kids: It's like writing down exactly what someone said, like when you write down what your teacher says.
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The researcher is working on the transcription of ancient scrolls.
The journalist provided a transcription of the interview for the newspaper.
How It's Used
"The court reporter provided a transcription of the trial proceedings."
"Historians rely on transcriptions of ancient texts to study the past."
A written or printed version of something, such as spoken words, musical notes, or genetic information.
[trænsˈkrɪpʃən]
A written or typed record of something.
The official transcription of the meeting was circulated to all attendees.
💡 Simply: It's the written document itself! Like the words you get when someone types out what you said, or the music notes someone writes out from hearing a song.
👶 For kids: It's the thing that has the words that someone said, like the words that the teacher said written on a paper.
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The musician provided a transcription of the song.
The student submitted a transcription of the lecture notes.
How It's Used
"The doctor reviewed the patient's medical transcription of his symptoms."
"The musician created a transcription of the complex jazz solo."
In biology, the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA).
[trænsˈkrɪpʃən]
The process of copying genetic information from DNA to RNA.
Transcription is a crucial step in protein synthesis.
💡 Simply: In your body, it’s how the instructions in your DNA (the blueprint) get copied into a message (RNA) that tells your body what to do. Like photocopying the secret recipe for a cake from the cookbook.
👶 For kids: In your body, it's like copying the secret code from the boss (DNA) to the worker (RNA).
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The process of transcription is catalyzed by RNA polymerase.
Researchers are studying the mechanisms of transcription in various organisms.
How It's Used
"Transcription is a vital process in gene expression."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Idioms & expressions
Transcription factor
A protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to RNA.
"Transcription factors bind to specific DNA sequences to regulate gene expression."
Audio transcription
The process of converting spoken words from an audio recording into a written text.
"We need to perform audio transcription of the recorded interviews."
From Latin *transcriptio*, meaning "a copying over", from *transcribere* "to write across, copy". The word developed with the advent of writing and has expanded its meaning with technological advancements, including recording audio and genetic information.
The word gained prominence with the invention of the printing press and the need to create accurate copies of written documents. Its application extended with the advent of recording technology and biological sciences.
Memory tip
Think of a *script* being *transferred*.
Word Origin
"a copying over"