To make a full written or typewritten copy of (dictated material, for example).
Computers To transfer (information) from one recording and storing system to another.
Music To adapt or arrange (a composition) for a voice or instrument other than the original. To translate (a composition) from one notational system to another. To reduce (live or recorded music) to notation.
To record, usually on tape, for broadcast at a later date.
Linguistics To represent (speech sounds) by phonetic symbols.