Smart home

Voice assistants

Assistants that control the home and answer questions by voice.

Terms

3 terms

  • Amazon Alexa

    Amazon Alexa is the cloud-based voice assistant behind Echo devices that answers questions, plays media and controls smart home devices by voice.

  • Voice assistant

    A voice assistant is software that understands spoken requests, answers questions and controls smart home devices through speakers, phones and displays.

  • Wake word

    A wake word is the spoken phrase that a voice assistant detects on the device to start listening and send the following voice command for processing.