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It is not dictation either: dictation turns speech into text inside a field, while voice control operates the control itself. That difference sets its central requirement — the visible label must be contained in the control’s programmatic name, or the user says what they see and the system fails to match. 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The document summarises the goal as the visual label for controls being a trigger for speech activation, what to do as making the control’s text label and name match where practical, and why it matters as people who operate with voice interaction using the visible labels in their commands, and notes that a best practice is to put the label text at the start of the name. 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This entry takes the audience for this input method from it; the variation of recognition accuracy with accent, noise, and vocabulary remains with the article.", "checkedAt": "2026-09-16", "archive": { "lookupUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260916*/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_recognition", "status": "unconfirmed", "checkedAt": "2026-09-16T17:35:53.412Z", "error": "status-request-failed", "jobId": "spn2-8e96700e723735972e33d841f070f5808286f5ed" } } ], "relations": [ { "target": "perceivable-alternatives", "kind": "composes_with", "condition": "The interface has icon-only controls with no visible text", "reason": "A voice user needs something to say, so an icon needs visible, consistent text before it can be addressed.", "basis": "editorial" }, { "target": "inclusive-design", "kind": "realized_by", "condition": "The product has to reach users who cannot use a pointing device", "reason": "Voice control is one concrete input channel that makes finishing a task without hands actually possible.", "basis": "editorial" }, { "target": "drag-and-drop", "kind": "conflicts_when", "condition": "A function can only be completed by dragging", "reason": "Speech cannot express a continuous drag path, so such functions need a single-step operation that can be named.", "basis": "editorial" }, { "target": "conversational-interface", "kind": "alternative", "condition": "The user interacts with the product by speaking", "reason": "A conversational interface has the user describe an intent for the system to interpret, while voice control has them name a control already on screen; the mental models differ entirely.", "basis": "editorial" } ], "rules": [ { "when": "A control has a visible text label", "instruction": "Make its programmatic name contain that visible text, preferably at the start, so saying what is seen activates it.", "strength": "must", "basis": "editorial" }, { "when": "A control is icon-only", "instruction": "Give it a visible text name, or show a speakable number in voice mode; do not rely on a tooltip alone.", "strength": "recommend", "basis": "editorial" } ], "behavior": { "states": [ "idle", "listening", "matched", "ambiguous" ], "a11y": [ "The visible label matching the accessible name is the precondition for this pattern", "When several controls share a name, distinguishing numbers are offered rather than an arbitrary pick" ], "motion": "The number overlay appears directly, with no animation needed" }, "demo": null, "version": "0.1.0", "editorialStatus": "drafted", "requirements": [], "demoCapabilities": [], "implementationNote": "This entry has no runnable specimen; the illustration is an editorial sketch of how the number overlay relates to visible labels, not a verified implementation. 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