WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
au′dio response′ u′nit, [Computers.]
- a device that enables a computer to give a spoken response by generating sounds similar to human speech.
- a similar device that selects from a vocabulary of prerecorded words. Abbr.: ARU
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