rhizoverbBeta
DictionarytranscriptRecord of speech
noun

transcript

TRANS-kript/ˈtrænskrɪpt/

A copied record of source information.

The transcript includes every word spoken during the interview.

A plain page bears the brief functional exchange A: Hello.
Etymology
tranLatinacross, over
+scriptLatinto write

The pieces convey writing something over into another place. The earlier meaning, a written copy of an original document, connects to a record preserving spoken words or academic work.

In context

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I always record it and then I just, you know, take the transcript and add it to the note
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More examples

  • Readers can compare the transcripts with the original recordings.
  • The college requires an official transcript showing your courses and grades.
  • The enzyme produces an RNA transcript from a DNA template.

Forms

transcript · transcripts

transcribe verb — To record speech or copy written information.

transcription noun — The process of producing a copied record.

Similar words

record
A broader term that need not reproduce source material.
copy
Any reproduction, not necessarily a written or official record.