##  [Transcription Error](/transcription-error) 

  ##  [Transcription Error](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/transcription-error-0) 

  

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**Information & Communication Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

An incorrect change introduced during the manual or automated conversion of text or metadata from a source into another representation (for example manual typing, OCR, automated parsing, or format conversion) that alters content, structure, semantics, encoding, or identifiers in a way that degrades data quality, discoverability, or interpretability.