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Transcription is the process of creating written transcripts of digital documents, audio or video recordings. This can involve transcribing digitized manuscripts, interviews, lectures, speeches, podcasts, webinars, and other forms of recorded media.

Transcription is often used as a way to create written records of interviews or other spoken content, which can be used for research, analysis, or reference purposes. Transcripts can also be used to create closed captions for videos, making them accessible to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Transcription can be done using a variety of tools and technologies, ranging from manual transcription by a human transcriber to automated transcription using text or speech recognition software. Manual transcription is typically more accurate, but can be time-consuming and expensive, while automated transcription is faster and cheaper, but may be less accurate, especially for recordings with poor sound quality or multiple speakers or where documents were handwritten.