Etymology From Latin transcriptum, from transcribere.
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Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.
When he had finished she held out her hand for the transcript of the message that he had already made.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
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A copy of any kind; an imitation.
The Grecian learning was but a transcript of the Chaldean and Egyptian.1676, Joseph Glanvill, Against Confidence in Philosophy (in Essays on Several Important Subjects)
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A written version of what was said orally
the transcript of a trial
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Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences A molecule of RNA produced by transcription.
Some transcripts were exclusively expressed in specific organs, such as female protarsus, whereas others were universally expressed, this varied expression profile may provide insights into the specific functions mediated by chemoreception proteins in insects.2015 December 12, “Identification and Comparative Expression Profiles of Chemoreception Genes Revealed from Major Chemoreception Organs of the Rice Leaf Folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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Education An official certified record of a student's academic performance throughtout their course of study, including all courses taken and grades received.
The grading policy now specifies that all students enrolled before the spring 1982 semester in classes of less than 40 students will receive written evaluations, with either a nonletter grade (honors, pass or no credit) or a letter grade on their transcripts. Under the old system, the no-credit notation did not appear on the transcript.1982 April 11, Timothy McDarrah, “THE LETTER-GRADE CONTROVERSY”, in The New York Times: