noun

transcription

tran-SKRIP-shun/trænˈskrɪpʃn/

The rendering of existing information into another notation.

The listener's transcription turns the spoken greeting into the written word 'Hello.'

An adult typist listens through headphones and transfers the brief spoken word Hello into a notebook, only that functional word, calm focused desk scene.

Etymology

tranLatinacross, over

+scriptLatinto write

+ionLatinact or result

Writing something over first supplied the meaning ‘act of copying.’ Transcription then also named the resulting copy, which is the connection to a written version of speech or recorded material.

In context

Meghann Cuniff15:20

assume for purposes of the moment that the state doesn't have any dispute that the transcript is an accurate transcription of Mr. Twig's recorded 11:02 interview

Lance Twiggs' Police Interview Will Be Evidence In Charlie Kirk Murder Prelim Hearing

More examples

During transcription, the cell copies genetic information from DNA into RNA.
She plays a piano transcription of a piece for violin.
A phonetic transcription shows how the word is pronounced.

Forms

transcription · transcriptions

transcribe verb — Write existing material in another form.

transcript noun — Written record of spoken or recorded material.

Similar words

transcript: Names the resulting written record rather than the copying process.
rendering: Emphasizes how material is expressed, often allowing more interpretive choices.