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Overview of voice recognition software

Overview of voice recognition software

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Overview of voice recognition software

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- If you have a modern smartphone, you have the power of voice recognition in your pocket. Voice recognition is used for a lot of different reasons. Sometimes it's for productivity and efficiency and other times it's specifically because of a particular disability. The basic premise is handsfree operation of a computing device. Dragon NaturallySpeaking is the most common desktop voice recognition software used by consumers today. It's often used by people with mobility or dexterity impairments. They'll use the software for two basic things: dictation and command and control. Dictation is used to write documents, compose emails, fill in phone numbers and addresses or anything that requires typing. Command and control is all about manipulating the computer, dragging files from one folder to another, switching from your email program to your web browser, and clicking on buttons or links in a web page. People that rely on Dragon NaturallySpeaking may also use other tools like predictive…

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