transumpt

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The term "transumpt" primarily refers to a Scottish legal term for a copy of a writing or legal document, especially an exemplified copy. The word originates from Medieval Latin transumptum, meaning to transcribe or take from one place to another.1

In a broader, though less common, sense, "transumptive" describes something characterized by the transfer or substitution of terms, often used metaphorically.2

The term "transducer" is used in automata theory to describe an automaton with both input and output capabilities, such as a Turing machine used for computing recursive functions. Finite transducers, or sequential machines, are a specific type of one-way Turing machine with output.3

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Types of documents
In documents known as transumpts, which recited earlier documents or charters as part of their text, it often happened that the earlier document was forged, but, being included in the new, it received validation. The original documents and copies considered above were issued at the request of the recipient…
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In documents known as transumpts, which recited earlier documents or charters as part of their text, it often happened that the earlier document was forged, but, being included in the new, it received validation. The original documents and copies considered above were issued at the request of the recipient…
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