TechnologySeptember 1, 2026

endpointing

END-poyn-ting

Definition

The technical process of identifying the precise moments when a user finishes speaking, allowing a system to stop recording or processing audio.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 'endpoint,' a combination of 'end' and 'point,' which entered English in the 19th century to denote a terminal point or limit. The '-ing' suffix was added to turn the noun into a gerund describing the action of determining these boundaries.

In the news

Meta's model includes integrated endpointing so that it knows exactly when the user has stopped talking without requiring a secondary processing step.

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