# Solution to abbreviated words in text messaging for personal assistant application > Areni I.S. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/pub_scopus_85046031276 Jurnal / Konferensi: Proceedings 2017 International Seminar on Application for Technology of Information and Communication Empowering Technology for A Better Human Life Isemantic 2017 Tahun terbit: 2017 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEMANTIC.2017.8251876 Citations: 1 ## Authors - Areni I.S. ## Abstract Text to Speech (TTS) application for the abbreviation on writing SMS (Short Message Service) text has been established in this study. SMS allows users to send and receive a message with limited to 160 characters. TTS technology is used to read the abbreviation of SMS with voice output to facilitate users in communicating, especially when driving. This study focuses on the process of normalizing input data in the form of abbreviation text on SMS in Indonesian. The text is converted into sound by utilizing Google Text to Speech API. The data used are 126 words abbreviations in Indonesian language most common in daily SMS. The process of collecting data was obtained through an online questionnaire that was distributed to 526 respondents. The results show that the system achieves 81.08% accuracy. This result was obtained from reading SMS message content consisting of standard words containing abbreviations based on the database created. ## Keywords - Short Message Service - Computer science - Text message - Indonesian - Reading (process) - Text messaging - Process (computing) - Service (business) - Speech synthesis - Natural language processing - World Wide Web - Speech recognition - Multimedia - Linguistics - Economics - Philosophy - Operating system - Computer network - Economy --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.