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text-to-speech

or text to speech

[ tekst-tuh-speech ]

noun

, Digital Technology.
  1. a computerized, algorithmic process that converts digital text to audio output resembling human speech, such as the audio generated by screen readers (often used attributively): The updated text-to-speech software allows users to choose among four different voices and vary the speed of the synthetic speech. : TTS

    Readers with dyslexia sometimes read in tandem with text-to-speech for improved comprehension.

    The updated text-to-speech software allows users to choose among four different voices and vary the speed of the synthetic speech.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of text-to-speech1

First recorded in 1960–65

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