wakeword
nounUK /ˈweɪk.wɜːd/
US /ˈweɪk.wɝːd/
A special word you say to make a device or app start listening to you.
She said the wakeword to turn on her smart speaker.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A word that wakes someone up or signals the start of something.
The rooster's crow was the wakeword for the whole farm.
3. In computing, a signal or token used to bring a system out of sleep mode.
The network card sent a wakeword to the sleeping computer.
4. A password or phrase used to gain attention in a group setting.
The teacher used a wakeword to quiet the class.