vocoder

[ voh-koh-der ]

noun
  1. an electronic device that synthesizes speech.

Origin of vocoder

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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British Dictionary definitions for vocoder

vocoder

/ (ˈvəʊˌkəʊdə) /


noun
  1. music a type of synthesizer that uses the human voice as an oscillator

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