voiceidentification

noun

UK /vɔɪs aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

US /vɔɪs aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/

Voice identification is when someone recognizes who is talking just by hearing their voice.

The guard used voice identification to know it was the principal calling.

SYNONYMS

voice recognition speaker identification voice matching speaker recognition voice authentication

RELATED WORDS

voiceprint biometrics speech recognition security

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A security method that checks a person's voice to let them into a system or place.

The bank app uses voice identification to unlock the account.

3. The act of picking out a specific person's voice from a recording or a group of speakers.

Voice identification helped the detective find the caller in the noisy tape.

4. The process of matching a recorded voice to a known person's voice pattern.

Voice identification confirmed that the message came from the missing hiker.