captioning
nounUK /ˈkæp.ʃən.ɪŋ/
US /ˈkæp.ʃən.ɪŋ/
Captioning is writing words on a screen so people can read what is being said or shown.
The captioning on the video helped the deaf students follow the lesson.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of writing a short title or description under a picture.
She spent the afternoon captioning the photos in her album.
3. Text shown on a TV or video screen for people who cannot hear the sound.
Closed captioning lets viewers read the dialogue.
4. The process of adding a brief explanation to a chart or diagram.
Good captioning makes the graph easy to understand.