transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdräp-ˌau̇t ]
noun
Date: 1930
1.
a. : one who drops out of school
b. : one who drops out of conventional society
c. : one who abandons an attempt, activity, or chosen path
a corporate dropout
2. : a momentary defect on a magnetic tape or disk caused by a temporary loss of signal