transcript

noun

tran·​script ˈtran(t)-ˌskript 

1

a

: a written, printed, or typed copy

especially : a usually typed copy of dictated or recorded material

b

: an official or legal and often published copy

a court reporter's transcript

especially : an official copy of a student's educational record

2

: a representation (as of experience) in an art form

3

: a sequence of RNA produced by transcription from a DNA template

Examples of transcript in a Sentence

a transcript of a radio program

a full transcript of the court proceedings

a transcript of the senator's speech

You must submit your college transcript with your job application.

Recent Examples on the Web

This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024

The court system does not normally release daily transcripts for public consumption and in most cases, seeing transcripts for a court proceeding can be costly. —Alan Feuer, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024

Throughout the first interview, which runs 75 pages long in a transcript, Ackerman tells them Tate killed himself. —Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024

Watch the interview above and check out the transcript below. —Andy Mills, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024

Justices have in the past missed oral arguments but still participate in cases based on the briefs filed and transcripts. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024

Lan Guan, the chief AI officer at Accenture, said Fortune Analytics will help transform how enterprise customers use the Fortune 500 by giving them access to troves of data that include articles behind the paywall, audio transcripts, and other archives. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024

The team ultimately pivoted to a more creative approach: writing their own hypothetical therapy transcripts that reflected productive therapy sessions, and training the model on that in-house data. —Andy Weir, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024

Click here to access the printable version of today’s CNN 10 transcript CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. —CNN, 11 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French transecrit, from Medieval Latin transcriptum, from Latin, neuter of transcriptus, past participle of transcribere

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

transcript

noun

tran·​script ˈtran(t)s-ˌkript 

1

: a written, printed, or typed copy

2

: an official copy (as of a student's educational record)

Medical Definition

transcript

noun

tran·​script ˈtran(t)s-ˌkript 

: a sequence of RNA produced by transcription from a DNA template