virtual assistant

[ vur-choo-uhl uh-sis-tuhnt ]

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noun

a person, as a freelance office assistant, who works remotely in an administrative role.
dig·it·al as·sis·tant [dij, -i-tl , uh, -, sis, -t, uh, nt],. Digital Technology. a device or piece of software that can perform basic tasks and answer some questions in response to spoken natural language, often following a command or prompt.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of virtual assistant¹

First recorded in 2000–05 virtual assistant fordef 1, and in 2010–15 virtual assistant fordef 2

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Example Sentences

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Something had to give - so Martha changed her 60-hour weeks as a teacher for 30 hours a week working from home as a virtual assistant.

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Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, an overhauled version of its virtual assistant with which it hopes users will share "just about anything".

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Mara Segal, director of Alexa, said people will now be able to share "just about anything" with the virtual assistant - the idea being that by sharing emails and photographs, it will be able to search through them for things you request.

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The tech giant was accused of eavesdropping on its customers through its virtual assistant Siri.

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But the claimants say the tech firm recorded people who activated the virtual assistant unintentionally - without using the phrase "Hey, Siri" to wake it.

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