caption en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkæp.ʃən/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin captiō (“deception, fraud”), from the past participle of capiō (“to take, to seize”) (English capture). Compare Middle English capcioun (“seizure, capture”).
Meanings
- The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
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A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
Some of the photographs are new and interesting, but many captions are amateurish, uninformative or simply careless.
1964 September, “New Books: The History of Railways. By Erwin Berghaus. Barrie & Rockcliff. 35s.”, in Modern Railways, page 222:
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A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
(theater, performance production) By analogy, text in a similar system used in a performance venue for transcription of a live event.
- The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
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(obsolete) A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).
1919 Thomas Welburn Hughes. A treatise on criminal law and procedure. The Bobbs-Merril Co., Indianapolis, IN, USA. Sec. 557 (p. 378). The caption and asportation must be felonious.
- (Internet) A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| captions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
captionable · captionless (Unsorted terms) · encaption (Unsorted terms) · closed-captioned · recaption (Unsorted terms) · closed captioning · open-caption · subcaption (Unsorted terms) · supercaption (Unsorted terms) · captioner · open captions · real-time captioning · closed-captioning · open caption · closed-caption · real-time caption · closed captioned · close captioned · closed captions · captioned · real time captioning · captioning · real time caption · close-captioned · miscaption (Unsorted terms) · closed caption
Relateds
supertitle · manipper · captious · captivate · captive · surtitle · capture · subtitle
Translations (100)
ru на́дпись (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · mk натпис (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · bg надпис (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · it legenda (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · es leyenda (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · es capción (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · nl hoofding (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · it intestazione (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · it parte iniziale (section of an official paper) · es subtítulo descriptivo (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · ko 표제 (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · de Bildüberschrift (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · cs titulek (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · de Einleitungsformel (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · cmn 標題 /标题 (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · pl podpis (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · it dicitura (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · fi tekstitys (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · es título (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · de Bildunterschrift (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · es subtítulo para sordos (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · de Bildtext (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · mi whakapūaho (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · de Rubrum (section of an official paper) · nl legende (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · mk натпис (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · gd fo-thiotal (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · de Bildtext (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · de Legende (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · cs popisek (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · mk титл (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · cmn 字幕 (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · nl certificatie (section of an official paper) · gl subtítulos para xordos (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · pt legenda (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · nl opschrift (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · gv fo-heidyl (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · id takarir (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · ru на́дпись (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · ru по́дпись (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · bg надписи (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · bg заглавие (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · nl onderschrift (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · nl ondertitel (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · ru заста́вка (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · nl opschrift (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · gv fo-heidyl (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · cs titulek (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · gl subtítulos descritivos (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · cy pennawd (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · ms sari kata (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · de Kopf (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · mk опис (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · ja キャプション (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · pt legenda (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · pl napisy (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · fi kuvateksti (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · de Filmuntertitel (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · fr sous-titrage pour sourds et malentendants (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · ru ру́брика (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · de Zwischenüberschrift (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · mk заглавие (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · it didascalia (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · ga teideal (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · ga foscríbhinn (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · fr sous-titre (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · nl legende (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · mk опис (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · de Titel (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · hu felirat (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · mr मथळा (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · nl certificaat (section of an official paper) · nl kop (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · ga fotheideal (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · nl bijschrift (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · mi tapanga (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · pt cabeçalho (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · ru заголо́вок (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · gv fo-heidyl (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · es prefacio (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · ru загла́вие (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · de Überschrift (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · fi otsikko (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · ga ceannscríbhinn (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · de Beschriftung (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · de Untertitel (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · it didascalia (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · pdt Äwaschreft (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · nl titel (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · it sottotitolo (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · ru сопроводи́тельная бума́га (section of an official paper) · es intitulación (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · bg рубрика (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · fr légende (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon) · sk titulok (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · nl hoofd (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · chr ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ ᏕᎪᏪᎸᎢ (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · gl subtítulo (piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast) · fr légende (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document) · de Titel (descriptive title or heading of (part of) a document)