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| accent | way of speaking that is characteristic of a geographic region |
| acoustic model | set of mathematical formulas that analyzes human voice patterns and evaluates the probability of spoken words matching words in the speech recognition vocabulary |
| automatic speech recognizer | ASR - speech recognition software |
| carpal tunnel syndrome | painful, inflammatory condition that affects the carpal or wrist portion of the median nerve. Often associated with repetitive actions, but can be caused by physical trauma or hereditary conditions |
| continuous speech recognition | CSR - speech recognition system that enables users to speak normally |
| dictation mode | enables users to dictate text into a computer application |
| discrete speech | speech recognition system that requires the user to pause momentarily between each word |
| Dragon | released the first continuous speech recognition product in 1997 with product called Naturally Speaking (company now known as Nuance) |
| jargon | unique vocabulary includes technical terms |
| language bar | speech recognition or voice control center providing easy access to speech and handwriting recognition tools in Microsoft Office |
| Lernout & Hauspie | early leader in the development of speech recognition and translation software |
| Natural Language Technology | (NLT) Commands that make speaking to a speech recognition system almost as natural as talking to a person |
| NaturallySpeaking | first accurate, continuous speech recognition prroduct with over 30,000 words in its speech dictionary |
| New Line Command | Ends the current line of text and moves the insertion point to the next line |
| New Paragraph Command | Ends a paragraph and moves the insertion point to the next line |
| Phrase | group of words that express an idea |
| profile | special file that collects data about a user's speech patterns; enables the speech recognition system to store speech patterns and vocabulary for individual speakers |
| pronunciation | sound of words when they are spoken |
| repetitive strain injury | condition, such as carpal tunnel syndrome that causes painful inflammation that affects part of the body involved in constantly repeated actions such as typing |
| say what you see | voice activated technology that enables users to access any function or command visible in a dialog box |
| Scratch That | Voice command that erases the last word or phrase dictated |
| speech balloon | displays messages about the current status of the speech recognition software and warns users if the current speech is too loud or too soft for processing |
| speech dictionary | contains words recognized by CSR software |
| train | process in which a user reads a sample script aloud |
| USB | acronym for Universal Serial Bus |
| ViaVoice | continuous voice dictation created by IBM |
| Voice Command mode | enables users to give verbal commands to control menus and format documents in any Microsoft Office application |
| Voice Xpress | speech recognition product created by Lernout & Hauspie |
