transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯf-ˈstāj, -ˌstāj ]
adverb or adjective
Date: 1921
1. : on a part of the stage not visible to the audience
2. : in private life
known offstage as a kindly person
3. : behind the scenes : out of the public view
much of the important work of the conference was done offstage