Meaning & use
transcription
A written or typed version of spoken words, produced by listening to and recording what was said.
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The court reporter produced a full transcription of the witness's testimony within a day.
She played back the interview twice while typing up an accurate transcription.
A note on using this word
In biology, transcription refers instead to copying DNA into RNA; context usually makes the intended meaning clear.
Words with a similar meaning
transcriptwritten record
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The biological process by which the genetic code in DNA is copied into a strand of RNA.
During transcription, an enzyme reads the DNA template and builds a matching RNA molecule.
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