TEXT-TO-SPEECH Definition & Meaning

text-to-speech

Or text to speech

[tekst-tuh-speech]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Digital Technology.

a computerized, algorithmic process that converts digital text to audio output resembling human speech, such as the audio generated by screen readers (often used attributively): The updated text-to-speech software allows users to choose among four different voices and vary the speed of the synthetic speech. TTS
Readers with dyslexia sometimes read in tandem with text-to-speech for improved comprehension.
The updated text-to-speech software allows users to choose among four different voices and vary the speed of the synthetic speech.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of text-to-speech¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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Ms Potter opened the page to find Iona - a text-to-speech programme marketed as a red haired woman standing in a Scottish glen.

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The firm uses a text-to-speech model, that means a user can type anything and Iona will read it out loud.

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That night they spent hours online, searching for clues until they came across the site of text-to-speech platform Lovo.

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This particular podcast had a unique hook – they interviewed an AI-powered chat bot, equipped with text-to-speech software, to ask how it thought the use of AI would affect jobs in Hollywood.

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Played with wry assurance by Madison Ferris, Lucy communicates using a text-to-speech tool built into her motorized scooter.

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textspeak textual

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