captioning

cap-tion-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The process of adding text to video or images.

  2. 2.

    Present participle of caption; adding captions to something.

  3. 3.

    The text that appears on screen in videos.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    closed captioning — text displayed on screen for accessibility
  • •
    live captioning — real-time transcription of speech

Related words

See also: caption, subtitle, transcription
Synonyms: subtitling, transcription

Etymology

From "caption" + "-ing" suffix. "Caption" comes from Latin captio meaning "a taking, seizing," from capere meaning "to take."