transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprō-tə-ˌkȯl, -ˌkōl, -ˌkäl, -kəl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French prothocole, from Medieval Latin protocollum, from Late Greek prōtokollon first sheet of a papyrus roll bearing date of manufacture, from Greek prōt- prot- + kollan to glue together, from kolla glue; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch helen to glue
Date: 1541
1. : an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
2.
a. : a preliminary memorandum often formulated and signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty
b. : the records or minutes of a diplomatic conference or congress that show officially the agreements arrived at by the negotiators
3.
a. : a code prescribing strict adherence to correct etiquette and precedence (as in diplomatic exchange and in the military services)
a breach of protocol
b. : a set of conventions governing the treatment and especially the formatting of data in an electronic communications system
network protocol s
c. : convention 3a,b
4. : a detailed plan of a scientific or medical experiment, treatment, or procedure