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speech recognition
[ speech-rek-uhg-nish-uhn ]
/ ˈspitʃ ˌrɛk əgˈnɪʃ ən /
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noun Digital Technology.
Also called speak·er rec·og·ni·tion . the computerized analysis of spoken input to identify a speaker, as for a security system.
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Also called voice rec·og·ni·tion [vois-rek-uhg-nish-uhn] /ˈvɔɪs ˌrɛk əgˈnɪʃ ən/ .
Origin of speech recognition
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby speech recognition
speechmaker, speech organ, speech pathology, speechread, speechreading, speech recognition, speech sound, speech synthesis, speech therapy, speech-to-text, speechway
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British Dictionary definitions for speech recognition
speech recognition
noun
the understanding of continuous speech by a computer
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