virtual assistant
noun[C]
uk/ˌvɜː.tju.əl əˈsɪs.tənt/us/ˌvɝː.tʃu.əl əˈsɪs.tənt/(alsovirtual personal assistant,uk/ˌvɜː.tju.əl ˌpɜː.sən.əl əˈsɪs.tənt/us/ˌvɝː.tʃu.əl ˌpɝː.sən.əl əˈsɪs.tənt/voice assistant,/ˌvɔɪs əˈsɪs.tənt/us/ˌvɔɪs əˈsɪs.tənt/)
acomputerprogramordevicethat isconnectedto theinternetand canunderstandspokenquestionsandinstructions,designedtohelpyou to makeplans,findanswerstoquestions, etc.:
（电脑）虚拟助理，虚拟助手Because thesevirtualassistantslivein aspeakerwith amicrophone, they'representinyourhomewheneveryou need them.因为这些虚拟助手存在于一个带有麦克风的扬声器里，所以无论何时你需要他们，他们都会出现在你家里。
Having avoiceassistantmeansyou can multi-task moreeffectively, as itleavesyourhandsfree.拥有一个语音助手意味着你可以更有效地进行多任务处理，因为它可以让你的双手空出来。
someone whoworksas anassistantfor severalcompaniesfromtheirownhomeorofficeusing theinternet:
（在自己家里或办公室）使用互联网同时为几家公司做助理的人，远程助手Whetheritscold-callingordataentry, thebeautyof thevirtualassistantis that youpayonly for what you use.不管是打推销商品的电话还是数据录入，远程助理的好处是你只需为使用的服务付费。
Shefindsworkthrough herwebsitewhere sheadvertisesherself as avirtualassistant.她通过自己的网站寻找工作，在网站上她为自己打出的广告是远程助理。
- Cortana is avirtualassistantcreatedby Microsoft that can setreminders,recognizenaturalvoice, andanswerquestionsusinginformationfrom asearchengine.
- GoogleAssistant is avirtualpersonalassistantdevelopedbyGooglethat isavailableonmobileandsmarthomedevices.
- Apple'svirtualassistantSiri uses anaturallanguageuserinterfacetoattempttoanswerquestions, makerecommendations, andperformactions.
- The Echodevice,developedby Amazon.com,connectsto thevirtualpersonalassistantserviceAlexa.
Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- analytics
- cheat
- facial recognition
- facial recognition software
- femtech
- file system
- garbage collector
- infection
- planner
- routine
- software package
- spellchecker
- splash screen
- story mode
- syntactic
- syntactically
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