insertion (plural insertions) 1  The act of inserting, or something inserted. ( 2 anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle. ( 3 genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
Alexa, you might know, is the female persona inhabiting the Echo, a Wi-Fi-enabled black cylinder about the size of a Pringles can, which you prime to answer your questions or perform services by invoking her name. âAlexa â¦ whatâs the weather,â etc. etc. I was given a $179 Echo last year as a gift, and a $49 Echo Dot â a squashed down version endowed with a lousier speaker but equipped with Bluetooth capability â as another gift for Fatherâs Day.
(Alexa does have an app, but thatâs mostly for setup and configuration, or to add new abilities or sequences of commands, called âskills,â or to view to-do and shopping lists). Most of the time, the Echo, Tap, and Dot let you access most of Alexaâs useful features without your having to interact with a screen at all.