caption

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.

2. 2

   A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface…

   A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.

   • Some of the photographs are new and interesting, but many captions are amateurish, uninformative or simply careless.
3. 3

   A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast,…

   A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.

   • (theater, performance production) By analogy, text in a similar system used in a performance venue for transcription of a live event.
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   1. 4

      The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that…

      The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.

   2. 5

      A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).

      • 1919 Thomas Welburn Hughes. A treatise on criminal law and procedure. The Bobbs-Merril Co., Indianapolis, IN, USA. Sec. 557 (p. 378). The caption and asportation must be felonious.
   3. 6

      A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)

   4. 7

      To add captions to a text or illustration.

      • Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.
   5. 8

      To add captions to a film or broadcast.

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