text-to-speech program
nounUK /ˌtekst tə ˈspiːtʃ ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˌtekst tə ˈspiːtʃ ˈproʊɡræm/
A text-to-speech program is a computer tool that reads written words out loud.
My phone's text-to-speech program read the whole story to me while I closed my eyes.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Software that converts digital text into spoken audio for people who cannot see the screen.
The library's text-to-speech program helps blind students listen to their textbooks.
3. A feature in apps that lets users hear messages or articles instead of reading them.
I turned on the text-to-speech program in my email app so I could listen while driving.
4. A tool used by language learners to hear how words are pronounced.
She used a text-to-speech program to practice the pronunciation of new English words.