Definition of "voiceprint" []

• An electronically recorded graphic representation of a person's voice, uniquely characteristic of the individual speaker. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The discovery of an alleged terror plot against Europe owes at least some of its success to "voiceprint" technology that allows law enforcement to electronically match a voice to its owner."
• "Using "voiceprint" technology, the Bow-Lingual translates your dog's bark: A microphone around his or her neck sends the bark to a handheld unit that receives and analyzes the data before providing you with a text-message translation."
• "Europe owes at least some of its success to "voiceprint" technology that allows law enforcement to electronically match a voice to its owner."