voice-activated
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In many ways, the high-tech future I envisioned as a child has come to pass — we have computers in our pockets, driverless cars, thumbprint and face ID, and voice-activated remote controls for everything.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Many people in Scotland will remember a sketch from the BBC comedy show Burnistoun, when two Scottish men get trapped after the voice-activated lift can't understand their accents.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
And for the rest of her life she was dependent on a wheelchair operated by a tongue-touch keypad, a respirator that delivered 13 breaths a minute and ultimately a voice-activated computer to write.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
There will be an exception for video on a hands-free or voice-activated device or an application requiring the push of no more than a single button to activate or terminate it.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023
Running system agent software was a little like having a virtual personal assistant—one that also functioned as a voice-activated interface with your computer.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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