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voice recognition

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noun

  1. the control of a computer system by a voice or voices that the computer has been instructed to accept

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Voice writers repeat every word spoken in court along with a sequence of formatting commands to voice recognition software.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

SoundHound AI declined 13% as the maker of voice recognition technology posted a wider-than-anticipated loss in its latest quarter following a massive acquisition spree.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

In a move that drew less attention at the time, Google also started designing its own AI chips, believing it would need vastly more computing power to support applications such as voice recognition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Last year, internal documents from West Midlands Police revealed worries about whether voice recognition systems would understand Brummie accents.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025

It’s a foreign word, one I don’t know, but I know the tone of his voice: recognition, completion, something added to a set.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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