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.
The extinguishment of debt. While defeasance technically refers to extinguishment by any method (for example, by payment to the creditor), in practice it is generally used to mean discharging debt by presenting a portfolio of securities (usually, Treasury obligations) to a trustee who will use the cash flow to service the old debt.