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  • noun Voice Operation Demonstrator - An electronic device that is capable of producing a recognizable approximation of speech.

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Examples

  • In Between Planets by Heinlein, the intelligent dragons who lived on Venus used a “voder” to speak.

    Archive 2008-05-01 James Killus 2008

  • In Between Planets by Heinlein, the intelligent dragons who lived on Venus used a “voder” to speak.

    The Vocoder James Killus 2008

  • The rock wore no uniform, but there were no stripes on the voder, and Ael knew from her study of Fleet protocol that ‘ensigns,’ equivalent to Rihannsu subcenturia, had no stripes at all.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • She had to chuckle, for he actually said llhei, bypassing the translator installed in his voder pack.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • What happened to him? she thought, for Lieutenant Naraht was twice the size that he had been when Arrhae tripped over him only six days ago, and his rank-marked voder now looked like a badge rather than a piece of electronics.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • The rock wore no uniform, but there were no stripes on the voder, and Ael knew from her study of Fleet protocol that 'ensigns,' equivalent to Rihannsu subcenturia, had no stripes at all.

    My Enemy My Ally Diane Duane 2000

  • What happened to him? she thought, for Lieutenant Naraht was twice the size that he had been when Arrhae tripped over him only six days ago, and his rank-marked voder now looked like a badge rather than a piece of electronics.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • At least, so she presumed, because the rank insignia on the voder was now right side up and she had the definite feeling of being looked at—except that there was nothing that corresponded to eyes on the crusted, sparkling surface.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • The rock wore no uniform, but there were no stripes on the voder, and Ael knew from her study of Fleet protocol that ‘ensigns,’ equivalent to Rihannsu subcenturia, had no stripes at all.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • The rock wore no uniform, but there were no stripes on the voder, and Ael knew from her study of Fleet protocol that 'ensigns,' equivalent to Rihannsu subcenturia, had no stripes at all.

    My Enemy My Ally Diane Duane 2000

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