The term used throughout this article for composing orally with technology is "Computer-Mediated Oral Composition" (C-MOC). Voice recognition technology will be referred to as ("VRT") "C-MC" (Computer-Mediated Composition or Communication) is a popular term already in use. However, infusing orality into a term already in use creates a new critical opportunity for compositionists.
Currently, there is no term widely used by compositionists to describe the whole process of computer-mediated oral composing. Two researchers, Lee Honeycutt and Charles Lowe, have considered the term "freespeaking" to refer to the use of C-MOC in the invention stages. The term "C-MOC," however, refers to every aspect of the interaction between the writer and the medium rather than just one stage of the process.
