voice user interface

noun
UK /vɔɪs ˈjuːzə ˈɪntəfeɪs/
US /vɔɪs ˈjuːzər ˈɪntərfeɪs/

A way to use a computer or device by talking to it.

She asked her smart speaker for the weather using the voice user interface.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The part of a device's design that lets people give spoken commands and hear spoken replies.

The car's voice user interface lets drivers change the radio without using their hands.

3. A system that understands spoken words and responds with speech.

The phone's voice user interface answered his question about the time.

4. The spoken way people interact with a machine, as opposed to typing or tapping.

Good voice user interfaces make it easy for older people to use technology.