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closed caption en · NOUN

Etymology

"Closed" originally indicated that such captions were by default not visible until activated (opened) by the viewer turning them on, in contrast to open captions which are embedded in the video itself, visible to all.

Meanings

  1. Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio material.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
closed captions Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

open caption

Relateds

closed captioning

Synonyms

CC

Translations (19)

es subtítulos opcionales (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · sv undertexter (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · es subtítulos (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · pt legendagem de áudio (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · es subtítulos descriptivos (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · chr ᎠᏍᏚᏅᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ ᏕᎪᏪᎸᎢ (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · pt legenda fechada (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · de optional zuschaltbarer Untertitel (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · pt legenda oculta (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · ja クローズドキャプション (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · cmn 隱藏字幕 /隐藏字幕 (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · fi tekstitys (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · es subtítulos para sordos (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · ru скрытые субтитры (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · fi tekstitykset (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · de geschlossener Untertitel (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · pt legenda de áudio (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · hu választható/bekapcsolható felirat (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment) · pt legenda codificada (text displayed on a screen with suitable equipment)