voiceprint

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/ˈvɔɪspɹɪnt/

noun

A digitally recorded sample of a person's voice to be used as a means of identification.

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Meanings

nounvoiceprint (plural voiceprints)

plural voiceprints

  1. A digitally recorded sample of a person's voice to be used as a means of identification.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  3. Proto-Italic*wōks
  4. Latinvōcem
  5. Anglo-Normanvoiz
  6. Middle Englishvoys
  7. Englishvoice
  8. Englishprint
  9. Englishvoiceprint

From voice + print, analogous to fingerprint.

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Translations

Japanese 声紋
  • 声紋sample of a person's voice used as a means of identification
Romanian amprentă vocală
  • amprentă vocalăsample of a person's voice used as a means of identification
Cite this entry
APA

voiceprint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voiceprint

MLA

“voiceprint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voiceprint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voiceprint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voiceprint.

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