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 Transcription disc, a sound recording made during broadcasting for internal use by the broadcasting organization 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 See also Transcript (disambiguation)