audio command

[ˈɔːdiːoʊ kəˈmænd]
nounpl: audio commands
comando de áudio
1. A voice-based instruction given to a device or system that performs a specific action or function
You can use audio commands to control your smart home devices without touching anything.
Você pode usar comandos de áudio para controlar seus dispositivos de casa inteligente sem tocar em nada.
2. A spoken request processed by voice recognition software to execute a predetermined task
The virtual assistant recognized the audio command and played the requested song.
O assistente virtual reconheceu o comando de áudio e tocou a música solicitada.
The term 'audio command' became increasingly prevalent in Brazilian Portuguese with the rise of smart home technology and voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant. In the USA, this terminology is standard in consumer electronics and AI assistant marketing. In Brazil, both 'comando de áudio' and 'comando de voz' are used, with the latter being slightly more colloquial.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
voice commandspoken commandvoice instructionaudio instruction
Antonyms / Antônimos
text commandmanual inputkeyboard command

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
comando de áudio
Standard term used in technology contexts
São Paulo
comando de voz / comando de áudio
Both terms used interchangeably in tech-savvy communities
Rio de Janeiro
comando de áudio
Common usage in technology discussions
Portugal
comando de áudio / instrução de voz
Less commonly used; 'instrução de voz' may be preferred in some contexts

Related Words

voice recognitionspeech synthesisvirtual assistantsmart speakervoice controlnatural language processing

Related Idioms & Phrases

hands-free control
voice-activated feature
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