Speech Recognition is the process of identifying and converting spoken words into text by a program. It is also known as "automatic speech recognition" (ASR), "voice recognition", "computer speech recognition", or "speech to text" (STT).
Many programs such as Braina Speech Recognition Program (http://www.brainasoft.com/braina/speech-to-text.html)
are available for converting speech to text.
You can use Speech Recognition do the following:
- Control your computer: Speech Recognition listens and responds to your spoken voice commands (http://www.brainasoft.com/braina/custom-commands.html). You can use Speech Recognition to run programs, perform various tasks and interact with Windows.
- Dictate text: You can use Speech Recognition to dictate text into word-processing programs like Microsoft Word or Notepad. You can even use speech recognition to fill out online forms in a web browser.