transcription

Definition

The act or process of transcribing.

Etymology

From Middle French transcription, or directly from Latin transcriptiōnem, from trānscrībō (“transcribe”).

Example Sentences

• "One might eaſier beleeue that the error was committed in the tranſcription of the copy from Ptolomies library, and ſo that it had a ſucceſſiue propagation through all the copies diſperſed."
• "[...] the error originated in a mistaken transcription, as the locomotive involved was No. 61271 (a B1 4-6-0), not No. 61771."
• "In other words, data are (re)constructed in the process of transcription as a result of multiple decisions that reflect both theoretical and ostensibly pragmatic considerations."

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