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| Voice Xpress | Speech recognition product crated by Lernout & Hauspie. It pioneered many Natural Language Technology or NLT commands. |
| Voice Command mode | Enables users to give verbal commands to control menus and format documents in any Microsoft Office application |
| ViaVoice | Continuous voice dictation software created by IBM. |
| Train | Process in which a user reads a sample script aloud, enabling the speech recognition system to record an individual’s unique speech patterns, increasing the accuracy of the conversation from spoken words to the text. |
| Speech vocabulary | List of words a speech recognition program recognizes. Only words in the vocabulary can be displayed |
| Speech dictionary | Contains words recognized by CSR software. Speech dictionaries containing over 300,000 words are now common |
| Speech balloon | Display 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. |
| Scratch That | Voice command that erases the last word or phrase dictated. |
| Say what you see | Voice-activated technology that enables users to access any function or command visible in a dialog box, menu bar, toolbar, or task pane. |
| Repetitive strain injury | Condition, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, that causes painful, inflammation that affects parts of the body involved in constantly repeated actions such as typing. |
| Pronunciation | Sound of words when they are spoken |
| Profile | Special file that collects data about a user’s speech patterns. A user profile enables the speech recognition system to store speech patterns and vocabulary |
| Phrase | Group of words that express an idea |
| New Paragraph Command | Ends a paragraph and moves the insertion point to the next line. |
| New Line command | Ends the current line of text and moves the insertion point to the next line. |
| NatuallySpeaking | First accurate, continuous speech recognition product with over 30,000 words in its speech dictionary |
| Natural Language Technology | Commands that make speaking to a speech recognition system almost as natural as talking to a person |
| Language bar | Speech recognition or voice control center providing easy access to speech and handwriting recognition tools in Microsoft Office |
| Jargon | Unique vocabulary includes technical terms, slang, and phrases not used by the general public. Also called shop talk. |
| Discrete speech | Speech recognition system that requires the user to pause momentarily between each word. |
| Dictation mode | Enables users to dictate text into a computer application. |
| Continuous Speech Recognition | Speech recognition system that enables users to speak normally, pausing only to give commands and insert punctuation marks. |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | Painful, inflammatory condition that affects the carpal or wrist portion of the median nerve |
| 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. |
| Accent | Way of speaking that is characteristic of a geographic region. |
