spoken language understanding
nounUK /ˈspəʊkən ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/
US /ˈspoʊkən ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
A computer figuring out what people mean when they talk to it.
The phone uses spoken language understanding to know that 'call Mom' means to dial her number.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The human ability to make sense of words that are heard.
Children develop spoken language understanding before they learn to read.
3. A field of computer science that studies how machines extract meaning from speech.
She studies spoken language understanding in a research lab.
4. The part of a voice assistant that turns a spoken request into an action.
Spoken language understanding helps the speaker answer your question correctly.