Transcription

Transcription refers to the process of converting sounds (voice, music etc.) into letters or musical notes, or producing a copy of something in another medium, including:

Genetics

 * Transcription (biology), the copying of DNA into RNA, often the first step in gene expression
 * Abortive transcription, the generation of very short RNA transcripts which are not used and rapidly degraded
 * Bacterial transcription, the generation of RNA transcripts of the genetic material in bacteria
 * Eukaryotic transcription, the process of copying the genetic information stored in DNA into RNA in eukaryotes
 * Reverse transcription, the process of copying the genetic information stored in RNA into DNA in viruses
 * 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

Music

 * Transcription (music), notating, converting musical sound into visual musical notes (for any purpose)
 * Piano transcription, a common type of music transcription

Broadcasting

 * Electrical transcription, recording of a radio program for future use by the same or another broadcaster
 * Transcription disc, such a recording as cut, and for technical reasons not suitable for domestic replay
 * BBC Transcription Services, distribution service of programs by the British broadcaster under licence conditions

Speech transcription
The process of converting spoken words into text, such as in:
 * 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
 * service and software
 * Transcription (service), a service or business that converts speech into text
 * Transcription (software), software that aids the conversion of speech into text
 * other
 * Medical transcription, the process of converting a health professional's voice-recorded comments into a text document

Other

 * Transcription (novel), a 2018 novel by Kate Atkinson