transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈrek-shən ]
noun
Date: 14th century
1. : the action or an instance of correcting: as
a. : amendment , rectification
b. : rebuke , punishment
c. : a bringing into conformity with a standard
d. : neutralization , counteraction
correction of acidity
2. : a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise
3.
a. : something substituted in place of what is wrong
marking correction s on the students' papers
b. : a quantity applied by way of correcting (as for adjustment of an instrument)
4. : the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation ; also : the administration of such treatment as a matter of public policy — usually used in plural
• cor·rec·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective