[1] > :transliteration: The process of representing the characters of an alphabetical or syllabic system of writing by the characters of a conversion alphabet. > Many script transliterations are exact, and many have perfect round-trip mappings. The notable exception to this is [[romanization]], described above. Transliteration involves converting text expressed in one script into another script, generally on a letter-by-letter basis. ;; [CITE@en[RFC 3536 - Terminology Used in Internationalization in the IETF]] ([TIME[2011-01-29 02:14:52 +09:00]] 版)