speech recognition

[ speech-rek-uhg-nish-uhn ]

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

Origin of speech recognition

1
First recorded in 1950–55
  • Also called voice rec·og·ni·tion [vois-rek-uhg-nish-uhn] /ˈvɔɪs ˌrɛk əgˈnɪʃ ən/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for speech recognition

speech recognition

noun
  1. the understanding of continuous speech by a computer

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