voder

1 9.9

An early electronic machine that made sounds like human speech

noun
/ˈvoʊdər/

Archaic

: voder

At the 1939 World's Fair, the voder was demonstrated to the public for the first time.

Examples

The Voder was a groundbreaking device that could synthesize human speech sounds at the 1939 World's Fair.
The voder was a groundbreaking invention in speech synthesis.
The voder amazed audiences with its ability to produce intelligible speech electronically.
Researchers studied the voder to understand how machines could mimic human voices.
Can you believe that the voder could imitate human sounds?
Engineers at Bell Labs developed the Voder to imitate the sounds of human speech using electronic components.
Unlike modern devices, the Voder required skilled operators to produce understandable speech by manipulating its controls.

Synonyms

speech synthesizer

vsvoder

Specialized

1 4.8

A device or program that makes a voice like a human

is an early device that imitates the human vocal tract to make speech

How Processed

speech synthesizer

Specialized

1 4.8

vocoder

Specialized

1 7.9

voder

Archaic

1 9.9

Surface Forms

voder singular

voders plural

Etymology

Voder comes from the same idea as vocoder, which joins voice and encoder, and it was the name given to a demonstration machine that made speech electronically. So, think of voder as a 'voice demonstrator', which explains why it means an early device that could copy human speech sounds.