Captions, subtitles & timed text · Core

Caption placement

ELI5

The screen position of captions, adjusted to preserve clarity and avoid covering important information.

Used in conversation

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

Pitch context

You may encounter “Caption placement” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

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

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.