Transcription refers to the process of producing a copy of something piece by small piece, including:

Genetics

• Transcription (biology), the copying of DNA into RNA, the first step in gene expression
  • Bacterial transcription, the generation of RNA transcripts of the genetic material in prokaryotes
  • Eukaryotic transcription, the process of copying the genetic information stored in DNA into RNA in eukaryotes
  • 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

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

Speech transcription

The process of converting spoken words into text, such as in:

• Medical transcription, the process of converting a health professional's notes into a text document
• Transcription (service), a service or business that converts speech into text
• Transcription (software), software that aids the conversion of speech into text

Other

• Transcription disc, a sound recording made during broadcasting for internal use by the broadcasting organization
• Transcription (music), the notation, copying and/or rescoring of music for a particular instrument or ensemble, or for the purposes of analysis
  • Piano transcription, a common type of music transcription
• Transcription (novel), a 2018 novel by Kate Atkinson

See also

• Transcript (disambiguation)