What does "speech recognition" mean?

The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.

Speech recognition

Q: What is a synonym for "speech recognition"?

Common synonyms include: asr field, automatic speech recognition field, automatic transcription, classroom dictation, speech system function, speech technology.

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The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system. uncountable

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asr field automatic speech recognition field automatic transcription classroom dictation speech system function speech technology

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manual transcription manual writing tasks

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