speakerrecognition
nounUK /ˈspiːkə ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
US /ˈspikər ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/
A computer figuring out who is talking by listening to their voice.
The phone uses speaker recognition to unlock only for its owner's voice.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of identifying a person from the sound of their voice.
Security systems now rely on speaker recognition to verify callers.
3. Technology that tells different people apart by their voices.
Speaker recognition helps the smart speaker know which family member is asking.
4. A field of study about matching voices to known people.
She wrote her thesis on speaker recognition and accent variation.