Hotword

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hyperlink. Internet, dated

    "[…] and will jump to the Web page "order.htm" if a user clicks on the hotword."

  2. 2
    Synonym of wake word.

    "Google recently killed an extension in the open source Chromium browser that enabled “OK, Google” hotword detection. The move follows developer concern that the proprietary functionality was included in Chromium to begin with."

Synonyms

All synonyms
wake word

Example

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"[…] and will jump to the Web page "order.htm" if a user clicks on the hotword."

Etymology

From hot + word.

Related phrases

personal assistant

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