speech recognition

[ speech rek-uhg-nish-uhn ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. automatic speech recognition
2. Also called speak·er rec·og·ni·tion. the computerized analysis of spoken input to identify a speaker, as for a security system.

speech recognition

noun

1. the understanding of continuous speech by a computer

Word History and Origins

Origin of speech recognition¹

First recorded in 1950–55