transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-fər-ˈmā-shən ]
noun
Date: 14th century
1. : the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence
2.
a.
(1) : knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction
(2) : intelligence , news
(3) : facts, data
b. : the attribute inherent in and communicated by one of two or more alternative sequences or arrangements of something (as nucleotides in DNA or binary digits in a computer program) that produce specific effects
c.
(1) : a signal or character (as in a communication system or computer) representing data
(2) : something (as a message, experimental data, or a picture) which justifies change in a construct (as a plan or theory) that represents physical or mental experience or another construct
d. : a quantitative measure of the content of information ; specifically : a numerical quantity that measures the uncertainty in the outcome of an experiment to be performed
3. : the act of informing against a person
4. : a formal accusation of a crime made by a prosecuting officer as distinguished from an indictment presented by a grand jury
• in·for·ma·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective
• in·for·ma·tion·al·ly adverb