Transcribe
verb (used with object), transcribed, transcribing.
1.
to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
2.
to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.).
3.
to write out in another language or alphabet; translate or transliterate:
to transcribe Chinese into English characters.
4.
Phonetics. to represent (speech sounds) in written phonetic or phonemic symbols.
5.
Radio. to make a recording of (a program, announcement, etc.) for broadcasting.
6.
Music. to arrange (a composition) for a medium other than that for which it was originally written.
7.
Genetics. to effect genetic transcription of (a DNA molecule template).
verb (transitive)
1.
to write, type, or print out fully from speech, notes, etc
2.
to make a phonetic transcription of
3.
to transliterate or translate
4.
to make an electrical recording of (a programme or speech) for a later broadcast
5.
(music) to rewrite (a piece of music) for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended; arrange
6.
(computing)
to transfer (information) from one storage device, such as punched cards, to another, such as magnetic tape
to transfer (information) from a computer to an external storage device
7.
(usually passive) (biochem) to convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, esp messenger RNA See also genetic code, translate (sense 6)
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verb (used with object), transcribed, transcribing. 1. to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material). 2. to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.). 3. to write out in another language or alphabet; translate or transliterate: to transcribe Chinese into […]
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