The ability of a computer to understand spoken commands. Speech Synthesizer - A hardware device that allows the computer to produce sounds similar to human speech. Speech Trainer - A hardware device that analyzes pitch, rhythm, and amplitude of spoken words and provides a graphic display of that unique sound on the computer screen. Stack - Computer files created with authoring programs such as HyperCard or HyperStudio. A stack is a method used to group information based on the index card metaphor.
Stacks can contain any combination of text, graphics, or objects with programming scripts.
Super Video Graphics Array - A monitor equipped to handle many colors and higher resolutions. Switch - A hardware device that allows a user with little motor control to operate a computer or other electrical device. Switch Interface - Hardware that allows the convenient connection of a switch to a computer. Tactile Display - Translating the information on the computer screen into tactile form so that a user can feel the shape of each letter, line, or graphic. Telecommunications - Software that controls the exchanging of information with other computers over phone lines.