speechcompression
nounUK /spiːtʃ kəmˈprɛʃən/
US /spitʃ kəmˈprɛʃən/
Speech compression is when a computer makes spoken words take up less space to store or send.
The app uses speech compression so voice messages send quickly over slow internet.
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2. The process of reducing the data size of recorded human speech for storage or transmission.
Engineers applied speech compression to fit hours of call recordings on a small drive.
3. A technique in telecommunications that shrinks voice signals so more calls can share a channel.
The phone network relies on speech compression to handle thousands of calls at once.
4. Any method that removes redundant information from a speech signal while keeping it understandable.
Good speech compression keeps voices clear even after the file is made much smaller.