Transcription refers to the process of converting sounds (voice, music etc.) into letters or musical notes, or producing a copy of something in another medium, including:
Genetics
- Transcription (biology), the copying of DNA into RNA, often the first step in gene expression
- Abortive transcription, the generation of very short RNA transcripts which are not used and rapidly degraded
- Bacterial transcription, the generation of RNA transcripts of the genetic material in bacteria
- Eukaryotic transcription, the process of copying the genetic information stored in DNA into RNA in eukaryotes
- Reverse transcription, the process of copying the genetic information stored in RNA into DNA in viruses
- Transcription (journal), an academic journal about genetics
- Transcription factor, a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA
Music
- Transcription (music), notating, converting musical sound into visual musical notes (for any purpose)
- Piano transcription, a common type of music transcription
Broadcasting
- Electrical transcription, recording of a radio program for future use by the same or another broadcaster
- Transcription disc, such a recording as cut, and for technical reasons not suitable for domestic replay
- BBC Transcription Services, distribution service of programmes by the British broadcaster under licence conditions
Speech transcription
The process of converting spoken words into text, such as in:
- linguistics
- Transcription (linguistics), the representations of speech or signing in written form
- Orthographic transcription, a transcription method that employs the standard spelling system of each target language
- Phonetic transcription, the representation of specific speech sounds or sign components
- service and software
- Transcription (service), a service or business that converts speech into text
- Transcription (software), software that aids the conversion of speech into text
- other
- Medical transcription, the process of converting a health professional's voice-recorded comments into a text document
Other
- Transcription (novel), a 2018 novel by Kate Atkinson
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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