transcribing

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A form of transcribe — To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. 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.

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of transcribe
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APA

transcribing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcribing

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transcribing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcribing.

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