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wake word

wake word noun: a word or phrase that activates a dormant device when spoken by the user.

Noun

wake word (plural wake words)

A word or phrase that activates a dormant device when spoken by the user.
A word or phrase that activates a dormant hypnotic suggestion that takes a person out of their trance state, or deactivates all their current hypnotic suggestions from affecting them, to make them awake and alert again.

Forms of wake word

plural	wake words

Questions about wake word

What does wake word mean?: Wake word means a word or phrase that activates a dormant device when spoken by the user.
What part of speech is wake word?: Wake word is a noun.
What is the plural of wake word?: The plural of wake word is wake words.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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