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title: "What is speech recognition?"
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updated: 2024-02-07T14:54:58Z
published: 2024-02-07T14:54:58Z
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# What is speech recognition?

Speech Recognition is a software program that will listen to a user's voice and perform actions based on spoken commands. Speech Recognition allows the user to navigate around the Blade's UI and launch certain apps without touching the device. Individual apps can extend this functionality by using the Vuzix Speech SDK.