Meaning
Forced alignment estimates where supplied words occur in an audio recording rather than independently choosing the transcript's wording.
A practical example
Given a reviewed sentence and its recording, an aligner can suggest word boundaries for caption timing.
What to check
A neatly aligned script can still differ from what was spoken. Resolve text mismatches before treating the timings as a faithful transcript.
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