Transcription - Definition

n 1: something written, especially copied from one medium to
another, as a typewritten version of dictation [syn:
transcription, 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 [syn:
arrangement, arranging, transcription]
5: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she
watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" [syn:
recording, transcription]