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1. Something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
   - written text
    
2. (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
    
3. A sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
    
4. The act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
   - arrangement, arranging
    
5. The act of making a record (especially an audio record)
   "she watched the transcription from a sound-proof booth";
   - recording

Derived forms: transcriptions

Type of: biological process, black and white, composing, composition, creating from raw materials, organic process, recording, written communication, written language

Encyclopedia: Transcription, genetic