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.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Another photo taken from the moon’s surface appears to show a grouping of three small dots in the sky, with a transcript of communications between Apollo 17 operators revealing an exchange over the unknown objects.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Visser proposed that the court close the July hearing and provide a transcript that includes only evidence deemed inadmissible for the trial.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
Finally on Monday, the judge agreed to take a look at the transcripts at the urging of Chris Parente, an attorney for Oak Park village trustee Brian Straw, one of the defendants.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Another photo taken from the moon’s surface appears to show a grouping of three small dots in the sky, with a transcript of communications between Apollo 17 operators revealing an exchange over the unknown objects.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Visser proposed that the court close the July hearing and provide a transcript that includes only evidence deemed inadmissible for the trial.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
Finally on Monday, the judge agreed to take a look at the transcripts at the urging of Chris Parente, an attorney for Oak Park village trustee Brian Straw, one of the defendants.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
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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
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