transcription
noun
tran·scrip·tion
tran(t)-ˈskrip-shən 
1
: an act, process, or instance of transcribing
2
: copy, transcript: such as
a
: an arrangement of a musical composition for some instrument or voice other than the original
b
: a recording (as on magnetic tape) made especially for use in radio broadcasting
3
: the process of constructing a messenger RNA molecule using a DNA molecule as a template with resulting transfer of genetic information to the messenger RNA compare translation sense 2, reverse transcription
transcriptionally
adverb
Examples of transcription in a Sentence
Transcription of the tapes took weeks.
Recent Examples on the Web
This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.
—
ABC News, 7 July 2024
In the customer service call center, the bank is testing AI tools to automate transcription and call summaries.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 27 June 2024
That's where citizen archivists come in: Their transcriptions of the documents make every word of the text searchable.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Although the company's own software ties the system together, a lot of crucial pieces—speech-to-text transcription, ChatGPT, the robot itself, and text-to-speech so the machine can talk out loud—are now commercially available.
—David Berreby, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
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ABC News, 7 July 2024
In the customer service call center, the bank is testing AI tools to automate transcription and call summaries.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 27 June 2024
That's where citizen archivists come in: Their transcriptions of the documents make every word of the text searchable.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Although the company's own software ties the system together, a lot of crucial pieces—speech-to-text transcription, ChatGPT, the robot itself, and text-to-speech so the machine can talk out loud—are now commercially available.
—David Berreby, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
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transcription
noun
tran·scrip·tion
tran(t)s-ˈkrip-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of transcribing
3
: the process of forming a messenger RNA molecule using a DNA molecule as a guide compare translation sense 2
Medical Definition
transcription
noun
tran·scrip·tion
tran(t)s-ˈkrip-shən
: the process of constructing a messenger RNA molecule using a DNA molecule as a template with resulting transfer of genetic information to the messenger RNA compare reverse transcription, translation
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