title: Speech recognition software.
abstract: This article discusses the use of speech recognition software by means of reviewing two leading packages. Both programs require considerable training before they can be used effectively, but are then able to convert continuous speech into text with varying degrees of success.
authors.affiliation: Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weerakone
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D016251:CD-ROM; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D016494:Computer Security; D003200:Computer User Training; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D012984:Software; D013060:Speech; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014825:Vocabulary; D015443:Word Processing