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 programmes 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 (Atkinson novel), a 2018 novel by Kate Atkinson Transcription (Lerner novel), a 2026 novel by Ben Lerner
See also Transcript (disambiguation)