caption
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈkæpʃən/
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subtítulo
- Well, Skype, Microsoft is incorporating some AI into Skype to have real time captions for video chat.
- generate captions
- caption text
- use captions
Another thing, though, you ever watch shit with closed captions?
- Another thing, though, you ever watch shit with closed captions?
- Another similar thing would be called Tura, and both of those have the advantage again of being able to provide closed caption.
- I would include subtitles of some form titles or subtitles captions.
Examples
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The narratives start to unfold, and we see captions filling the screen with the names of the people.
Academic text (2000) -
The captions said: "The President's Most Secret... ...and Generous Contributor. "
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First things first: it wasn't a story; it was a caption attached to a photo.
Blog text (32) -
Captions paid for by Discovery Communications.
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I found that many people don't know about captions and miss them altogether.
Blog text (11) -
About half of the surveyed students (52 percent) who use captions said they improve their comprehension of coursework.
Academic text (2016) -
The movie had subtitles and captions at the bottom of the screen for viewers who are hard of hearing.
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Many people prefer watching films with captions so they can follow the dialogue more easily.
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During the documentary, the captions displayed important quotes from the interviewees.
Synonyms
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3.2
Text at the bottom of a screen that shows film dialogue in another language
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3.7
Words shown on a video or screen that tell what people say and other sounds
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3.9
A written or typed copy of what someone says
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3.7
Adding written translations to films or videos so viewers can read what is said
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caption comes from the old Latin root caput, which means 'head' and came to mean a short line of text that goes with something. That's why captions on film or TV are short lines on the screen that translate or show the spoken words.