ɐ vˈɔɪsˈæktᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊdɪspˈætʃt ɐlˈɑːɹm, ɔːɹ vˈɑːɹdəɐlˈɑːɹm, ɪz ɐ tˈaɪp ʌv bˈɜːɡlɚɹ ɐlˈɑːɹm ðˈæt, wˌɛn ˈæktᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd ɔːɹ "tɹˈɪpt", bɹˈɔːdkæsts ðə tˈaɪp ʌvðɪ ɐlˈɑːɹm ænd ðə tɹænsmˈɪɾɚ loʊkˈeɪʃən ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈoʊkəl pəlˈiːs ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ fɹˈiːkwənsi jˈuːzɪŋ ɐ pɹˈiːɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ˈɔːdɪˌoʊ mˈɛsɪdʒ.
A voice-activated radio-dispatched alarm, or VARDA-alarm, is a type of burglar alarm that, when activated or "tripped", broadcasts the type of the alarm and the transmitter location over the local police radio frequency using a pre-recorded audio message.