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Inscription vs Transcription - What's the difference?

inscription | transcription |

As nouns the difference between inscription and transcription

is that inscription is text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone while transcription is the act or process of transcribing.

inscription

English

Noun

(wikipedia inscription) (en noun)
  • Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone.
  • The text on a coin.
  • Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.

    • transcription

    English

    (wikipedia transcription)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of transcribing.
  • Something that has been transcribed, including:
  • # (music) An adaptation of a composition.
  • These interludes frequently include transcriptions of Italian folk songs.
  • # A recorded radio or television programme.
  • # (linguistics) A representation of speech sounds as phonetic symbols.
  • (genetics) The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.

    • Related terms

    * transcriptionist