automatic speech recognition

[ aw-tuh-mat-ik speech rek-uhg-nish-uhn ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. an algorithmic analysis of spoken language that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to convert human spoken input into digital output, like text, or to interpret voiced commands, like those directed to a virtual assistant. : ASR

Word History and Origins

Origin of automatic speech recognition¹

First recorded in 1955–60