noun (n)

• letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  lettering
  

  source: wordnet30
• a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  dedication
  

  source: wordnet30
• the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act or process of inscribing.(noun)

  source: webster1913