speech-to-text

or speech to text

[ speech-tuh-tekst ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. a computerized, algorithmic process that transcribes a user’s spoken input into digital text, such as a video transcript rendered by auto caption (often used attributively): Speech-to-text technology showed a bias toward certain mainstream accents and dialects in its speech recognition. : STT

   Speech-to-text is a great way to send a text when you are driving and can’t pick up your phone.

   Speech-to-text technology showed a bias toward certain mainstream accents and dialects in its speech recognition.

Word History and Origins

Origin of speech-to-text¹

First recorded in 1980–85