transcription

The definition of a transcription is something fully written out, or the process of fully writing something out.

(noun)

An example of a transcription is someone writing out their complete job description and responsibilities.

See transcription in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or process of transcribing
something transcribed; specif.,
1. a transcript; copy
2. an arrangement of a piece of music for an instrument, voice, or ensemble other than that for which it was originally written
3. a recording made for radio or television broadcasting

Origin: L transcriptio < transcriptus: see transcript

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See transcription in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or process of transcribing.
Something that has been transcribed, especially:
a. Music An adaptation of a composition.
b. A recorded radio or television program.
c. Linguistics A representation of speech sounds in phonetic symbols.
Biology The process by which messenger RNA is synthesized from a DNA template resulting in the transfer of genetic information from the DNA molecule to the messenger RNA.

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