a) To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to another representation. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
The doctor made several recordings today which she will transcribe into medical reports tomorrow.
b) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
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