<s>
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
for	I-Application
PC	I-Application
,	O
or	O
DNS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
software	I-Application
package	O
developed	O
by	O
Dragon	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
of	O
Newton	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
acquired	O
in	O
turn	O
by	O
Lernout	O
&	O
Hauspie	O
Speech	O
Products	O
,	O
Nuance	O
Communications	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
15	O
(	O
Professional	O
Individual	O
and	O
Legal	O
Individual	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
8	B-Application
and	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
minimal	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Dragon	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
dictating	O
to	O
background	O
windows	B-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
has	O
three	O
primary	O
areas	O
of	O
functionality	O
:	O
voice	O
recognition	O
in	O
dictation	O
with	O
speech	O
transcribed	O
as	O
written	O
text	O
,	O
recognition	O
of	O
spoken	O
commands	O
,	O
and	O
text-to-speech	B-Application
:	O
speaking	O
text	O
content	O
of	O
a	O
document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Professional	O
version	O
allows	O
creation	O
of	O
custom	O
commands	O
to	O
control	O
programs	O
or	O
functions	O
not	O
built	O
into	O
NaturallySpeaking	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
James	O
Baker	O
laid	O
out	O
the	O
description	O
of	O
a	O
speech	B-Application
understanding	I-Application
system	O
called	O
DRAGON	O
in	O
1975	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
he	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Janet	O
M	O
.	O
Baker	O
,	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
founded	O
Dragon	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
to	O
release	O
products	O
centered	O
around	O
their	O
voice	O
recognition	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DragonDictate	B-General_Concept
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
utilized	O
hidden	O
Markov	O
models	O
,	O
a	O
probabilistic	O
method	O
for	O
temporal	O
pattern	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
not	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
word	O
segmentation	O
,	O
and	O
DragonDictate	B-General_Concept
was	O
unable	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
words	O
during	O
continuous	O
speech	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DragonDictate	B-General_Concept
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
trigram	B-General_Concept
model	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
discrete	O
utterance	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
released	O
NaturallySpeaking	B-Application
1.0	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
continuous	O
dictation	O
product	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joel	O
Gould	O
was	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
emerging	O
technologies	O
at	O
Dragon	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gould	O
was	O
the	O
principal	O
architect	O
and	O
lead	O
engineer	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dragon	O
NaturallyOrganized	O
(	O
1.0	O
)	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
Mobile	O
Organizer	O
(	O
3.52	O
)	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
(	O
1.0	O
through	O
2.02	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
DragonDictate	B-General_Concept
for	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
1.0	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gould	O
also	O
designed	O
the	O
tutorials	O
in	O
both	O
DragonDictate	B-General_Concept
for	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
2.0	O
and	O
Dragon	O
Talk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
LG	O
Smart	O
TVs	O
included	O
voice	O
recognition	O
feature	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
speech	O
engine	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
DragonDictate	B-General_Concept
for	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
a	O
product	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
Nuance	O
's	O
2010	O
purchase	O
of	O
MacSpeech	B-Application
Dictate	I-Application
,	O
NaturallySpeaking	B-Application
gained	O
Mac	B-Device
compatibility	O
,	O
though	O
Mac	B-Device
support	O
was	O
later	O
terminated	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
acquire	O
Nuance	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Naturally	I-Application
Speaking	I-Application
VersionRelease	O
dateEditionsOperating	O
Systems	O
Supported1.0April	O
1997PersonalWindows	O
95	O
,	O
NT	O
4.0.2.0November	O
1997Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
DeluxeWindows	O
95	O
,	O
NT	O
4.03.0October	O
1998Point	O
&	O
Speak	O
,	O
Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
(	O
with	O
optional	O
Legal	O
and	O
Medical	O
add-on	O
products	O
)	O
Windows	B-Application
95	O
,	O
98	O
,	O
NT	O
4.0.4.0August	O
4	O
,	O
1999Essentials	O
,	O
Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Legal	O
,	O
Medical	O
,	O
MobileWindows	O
95	O
,	O
98	O
,	O
NT	O
4.0	O
SP3+	O
.5.0August	O
2000Essentials	O
,	O
Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Legal	O
,	O
MedicalWindows	O
98	O
,	O
Me	O
,	O
NT	O
4.0	O
SP6+	O
,	O
2000.6.0November	O
15	O
,	O
2001Essentials	O
,	O
Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Legal	O
,	O
Medical7.0March	O
2003Essentials	O
,	O
Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Legal	O
,	O
MedicalWindows	O
98SE	O
,	O
Me	O
,	O
NT4	O
SP6+	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
XP.8.0November	O
2004Essentials	O
,	O
Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Legal	O
,	O
MedicalWindows	O
Me	O
(	O
Only	O
Standard	O
and	O
Preferred	O
editions	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	O
SP4+	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
SP1+	O
.9.0July	O
2006Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Legal	O
,	O
Medical	O
,	O
SDK	O
client	O
,	O
SDK	O
server	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	O
SP4+	O
,	O
XP	O
SP1+	O
.9.5January	O
2007Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Legal	O
,	O
Medical	O
,	O
SDK	O
client	O
,	O
SDK	O
serverWindows	O
2000	O
SP4+	O
,	O
XP	O
SP1+	O
,	O
Vista	O
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
.10.0August	O
7	O
,	O
2008Essentials	O
,	O
Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Legal	O
,	O
MedicalWindows	O
2000	O
SP4+	O
,	O
XP	O
SP2+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Vista	O
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Server	O
2003.10.1March	O
2009Standard	O
,	O
Preferred	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Legal	O
,	O
MedicalWindows	O
2000	O
SP4+	O
,	O
XP	O
SP2+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Vista	O
(	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Server	O
2003	O
,	O
2008.11.02011SDK	O
client	O
(	O
DSC	O
)	O
,	O
SDK	O
server	O
(	O
DSS	O
)	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
SP2+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
Vista	O
SP1+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
(	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	O
2003	O
and	O
2008	O
,	O
SP1	O
,	O
SP2	O
and	O
R2	O
(	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
11.5June	O
2011Home	O
,	O
Premium	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
LegalWindows	O
XP	O
SP2+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Vista	O
SP1+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
7	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Server	O
2003	O
,	O
2008.11.0August	O
2011Medical	O
(	O
Dragon	O
Medical	O
Practice	O
Edition	O
)	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
SP2+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Vista	O
SP1+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
7	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Server	O
2003	O
,	O
2008.12.0October	O
2012Home	O
,	O
Premium	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
LegalWindows	O
XP	O
SP3+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Vista	O
SP2+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
7	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
8	B-Application
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Server	O
2008	O
,	O
Server	O
2008	O
R2	O
,	O
Server	O
2012.12.5February	O
2013Home	O
,	O
Premium	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
LegalWindows	O
XP	O
SP3+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Vista	O
SP2+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
7	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
8	B-Application
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Server	O
2008	O
,	O
Server	O
2008	O
R2	O
,	O
Server	O
2012.12June	O
2013Medical	O
(	O
Dragon	O
Medical	O
Practice	O
Edition	O
2	O
)	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
SP3+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
Vista	O
SP2+	O
(	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
7	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
8	B-Application
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
8.1	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
X	O
10.6	O
+13September	O
2015Medical	O
(	O
UK	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
)	O
(	O
Dragon	O
Medical	O
Practice	O
Edition	O
3	O
)	O
7	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
8.1	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
10	B-Operating_System
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
X	O
10.6	O
+14September	O
2015Professional	O
(	O
individual	O
,	O
and	O
Group	O
)	O
7	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
8.1	O
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
,	O
10	B-Operating_System
(	O
32	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
X	O
10.6	O
+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Server	O
2008	O
,	O
Server	O
2008	O
R2	O
,	O
Server	O
2012.15August	O
16	O
,	O
2016Dragon	O
Professional	O
Individual	O
;	O
Dragon	O
Legal	O
Individual	O
;	O
Dragon	O
Professional	O
Individual	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
(	O
version	O
6	O
)	O
7	O
,	O
8.1	O
,	O
10	B-Operating_System
(	O
32	O
-	O
and	O
64-bit	O
)	O
;	O
Server	O
2008	O
R2	O
,	O
Server	O
2012	O
R2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
12	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
languages	O
;	O
UK	O
English	O
,	O
US	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Dutch	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
(	O
aka	O
"	O
Dragon	O
Speech	O
11	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
