Concatenated Speech Synthesis (kon-kat' n-at').

A process by which units of actual recorded human speech are arranged in various combinations to synthesize To create a whole or complete unit from parts or components. See synthesis. human voice response to a query To interrogate a collection of data such as records in a database. The term may also be used to search a single file or collection of files such as HTML files on the Web. However, in addition to obtaining lists of records that match the search criteria, queries to a database allow for .

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Title Annotation:	Definition Du Jour
Publication:	Customer Interaction Solutions
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Date:	Nov 1, 2004
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