Probabilistic Character Disambiguation for Reduced Keyboards Using Small Text Samples

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 215-223

  Arnott, John L ^a   Javed, Muhammad Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); character disambiguation; information theory; motoric disability; physical impairment; prediction; reduced keyboards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961422723     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619212331276203     Document Type: Article

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