transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-pə-ˌrā-tər, ˈä-ˌprā- ]
noun
Date: 1611
1. : one that operates: as
a. : one that operates a machine or device
b. : one that operates a business
c. : one that performs surgical operations
d. : one that deals in stocks or commodities
2.
a. : mountebank , fraud
b. : a shrewd and skillful person who knows how to circumvent restrictions or difficulties
3.
a. : something and especially a symbol that denotes or performs a mathematical or logical operation
b. : a mathematical function
4. : a binding site in a DNA chain at which a genetic repressor binds to inhibit the initiation of transcription of messenger RNA by one or more nearby structural genes — called also operator gene — compare operon
• op·er·a·tor·less adjective