transcription vs translation

Definitions

noun

1. something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
2. (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
3. a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
4. the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
5. the act of making a record (especially an audio record)

Examples

Homeobox genes encode transcription factors involved in many aspects of developmental processes.

It checks bank account numbers before accepting them and will detect many common transcription errors, including incorrectly entered and transposed characters.

Yet several works were commissioned for smart urban dance, music-theatre and performance-art events; five of the 22 tracks are clever transcriptions of Shostakovich piano pieces.

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Definitions

noun

1. the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
2. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
3. (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
4. rewording something in less technical terminology
5. a uniform movement without rotation

Examples

So I cringe when a local newsperson shoves a microphone in the face of some young 95-pound twink (Straight Translation: a twink is a skinny homosexual with a lot of moxie).

Venuti advocates that translators create a discursive heterogeneity by using non-dominant English forms to make the foreignness of the source texts felt and render the translations visible.

Another translation of the Bible uses the word cowardly instead of fearful.

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