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Captions, subtitles & timed text · Specialist

Caption

Also called: captions

ELI5

Timed text representing spoken dialogue and relevant non-speech audio for viewers who cannot fully hear the soundtrack.

Used in conversation

“The localisation team needs to check the caption before delivery.”

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Connected terms

  • SubtitleCaptions include dialogue and relevant non-speech audio; subtitles often translate or transcribe speech, with regional terminology varying.
  • CaptionAn image caption explains a visual; accessibility captions represent timed speech and relevant sounds.
  • Music captionMusic caption is a narrower kind of Caption.
  • Sound-effect captionSound-effect caption is a narrower kind of Caption.
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