rezipoken
Rezipoken is a term used to describe a reversible encoding framework that converts spoken language into a compact, token-based representation while preserving meaning and the ability to reconstruct the original utterance. It sits at the intersection of linguistics, data compression, and speech processing.
Origin and etymology: The coinage combines re- (again/back), zip (compression), and token. It appeared in academic
Technical approach: It uses phoneme-to-token mapping, semantic parsing, and prosodic markers encoded as tokens. The process
Applications: archival storage of large speech datasets, offline voice assistants, privacy-preserving speech processing, and efficient streaming
Reception and status: As a developing concept, rezipoken has proponents who highlight storage efficiency and reversibility,