Fact · Speech recognition
IEEE Technology Navigator says that in speaker verification the system accepts or rejects a claimed identity, by checking whether the voice matches stored models for the person claimed.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“In speaker verification, the system accepts or rejects a claimed identity”
Speaker recognition (IEEE Technology Navigator), IEEE Technology Navigator, n.d., Speaker Verification and Identification (section of the topic page).
Open the original- What it measures
- The section contrasts verification, where a user claims an identity, with identification, where the system searches a set of known speakers without a claim.
- What it does not show
- A topic overview from a professional body, not a measurement of how accurate verification systems are.
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