# Echo Cancellation

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T20:02:09.521Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: ses-konusma-audio-ai
**TLDR:** A real-time processing task focused on preventing speaker output from looping back into the microphone and degrading communication.

<p>Echo cancellation is a fundamental requirement in full-duplex communication systems. In teleconferencing, remote education, and call infrastructures, feedback from the speaker into the microphone can seriously degrade speech quality. This makes echo cancellation critical for both user experience and the healthy functioning of ASR systems.</p>