voiceprint

American  

[vois-print] / ˈvɔɪsˌprɪnt /

noun

1. a graphic representation of a person's voice, showing the component frequencies as analyzed by a sound spectrograph.

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voiceprint British  

/ ˈvɔɪsˌprɪnt /

noun

1. a graphic representation of a person's voice recorded electronically, usually having time plotted along the horizontal axis and the frequency of the speech on the vertical axis

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Other Word Forms

• voiceprinting noun

Etymology

Origin of voiceprint

First recorded in 1960–65; voice + print

Example Sentences

“Biometric identifier” is a fancy term for a unique physical trait, such as a fingerprint, a voiceprint or a scan of someone’s face.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

Usually, ICE requires participants to attend scheduled office check-ins, receive unannounced home visits and have their movements tracked through electronic monitoring, including GPS tracking, voiceprint verification and facial recognition on a phone application called SmartLINK.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2021

In New Zealand, the Internal Revenue Department celebrated its 1 millionth voiceprint, leading the revenue minister to boast that his country had “the highest level of voice biometric enrolments per capita in the world”.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2014

The officials provided intelligence material on the path of the missile, voiceprint analysis allegedly of separatists discussing bringing down a plane, shrapnel markings on the aircraft, and material from social-media sites to back administration claims.

From Washington Post

Formal voiceprint confirmation for Empire Net ident and security input.

From A Matter of Honor A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann