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Captions, subtitles & timed text · Core

Subtitle time-out

Also called: out time

ELI5

The exact time when a subtitle disappears from the screen.

Used in conversation

“Move the subtitle time-out earlier so it clears before the speaker changes.”

Definition

The timecode at which a subtitle or caption disappears.

Here “Subtitle time-out” means: The timecode at which a subtitle or caption disappears.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Subtitle time-out” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

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

Connected terms

  • Subtitle time-inComputed 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.