voiceprint

[ vois-print ]

noun

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

voiceprint

/ 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

Other Words From

• voiceprinting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of voiceprint¹

First recorded in 1960–65; voice + print

Example Sentences

The increasingly popular video sharing app may now collect biometric information such as “faceprints and voiceprints,” but the update doesn’t define these terms or what the company plans to do with the data.

From Time

This includes data on everything from employment to health records to biometric information like your face and voiceprint.

From MIT Technology Review