Captions, subtitles & timed text · Core
Music caption
ELI5
Caption text identifying relevant music, lyrics, source or mood according to the caption standard.
Used in conversation
“The localisation team needs to check the music caption before delivery.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Music caption” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.
Connected terms
- CaptionMusic caption is a narrower kind of Caption.
- Sound-effect captionComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 8
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- World Wide Web Consortium — Making Audio and Video Media AccessibleSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — C2PA Technical Specification and Content CredentialsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- U.S. Copyright Office — Copyright and Artificial IntelligenceSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Artificial Intelligence: Know Your RightsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — C2PA Technical SpecificationSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — C2PA Conformance ProgramSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14