What does "transliteration" mean?

The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

What is a synonym for "transliteration"?

Common synonyms include: amplification, bilingual text, clavis, crib, decipherment, decoding.

Pronounced //ˌtɹænzlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən//.

//ˌtɹænzlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən// noun

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Noun

1
The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script. countable, uncountable
"This searching was facilitated by the author's knowledge of the vagaries of Anglo-Indian spelling and the numerous colonial-era transliteration systems used for loanwords from Indian languages."
2
a transcription from one alphabet to another wordnet
3
The act or product of rendering speech in sign language, or vice versa. countable, uncountable