text-to-speech
nounUK /ˌtekst tə ˈspiːtʃ/
US /ˌtekst tə ˈspitʃ/
A computer program that reads words out loud for you.
The text-to-speech feature on my phone read the story to me while I was in the car.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A technology that turns written messages into spoken words for people who cannot see well.
The library uses text-to-speech so blind readers can enjoy books.
3. A setting on a device that speaks notifications and menus aloud.
She turned on text-to-speech so her phone would say who was calling.
4. The process of converting digital text into an audio file.
The app used text-to-speech to create a podcast from the blog post.