{"id":5991,"date":"2011-10-19T15:21:05","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T15:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/voice-search\/"},"modified":"2011-10-19T15:23:18","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T15:23:18","slug":"voice-search","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/9962\/voice-search","title":{"rendered":"Voice Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_voice_search_mean\">What Does Voice Search Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Voice search is a speech recognition technology that allows a user to perform a search via a voice command. Although designed to be a software application, voice search also may be used as a service by smartphones and other small Web-enabled devices.<\/p>\n<p>Voice search is also known as voice-enabled search.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_voice_search\">Techopedia Explains Voice Search<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Voice search applications include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application launch<\/li>\n<li>Option selection<\/li>\n<li>Audio\/video content search<\/li>\n<li>Handsfree voice dialing<\/li>\n<li>Stock quotes\/sports score accessibility<\/li>\n<li>Directory assistance or other local searches, such as Google 411 and Yellowpages.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voice search also facilitates multiple rounds of interaction during automatic system clarification requests. 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