Question

Difference between phonetic text entry and keymap based text entry

Answer 1

Phonetic text entry is different from keymap based text entry as in the keymap based text entry keyboard keys are mapped to specific characters using a keymap whereas in phonetic text entry text translation is done by some software based on probable pronunciation of the entered text.

Answer 2

Phonetic Text Entry vs Keymap Text Entry

Phonetic Text Entry:

• It is the text entry which is based on pronunciation.
• The text translation is done by a software according to the pronunciation of the entered text.

Keymap Text Entry:

• Console/Keyboard keys are mapped to explicit characters utilizing a keymap
• Traditional keyboards that have English keys are used to enter the text.