Speech recognition. For the human linguistic concept, see Speech perception. Speech recognition (SR) is the inter-disciplinary sub-field of computational linguistics that develops methodologies and technologies that enables the recognition and translation of spoken language into text by computers.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Deflection(noun) the act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation. 2  Deflection(noun) the deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
[+ object] : to keep (something, such as a question) from affecting or being directed at a person or thing. 1  She's skilled at deflecting [=avoiding] questions/criticism. 2  They are trying to deflect attention from the troubled economy. 3  The blame was deflected from the chairman.