Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

closed caption

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: closed -cap-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio material.

Etymology

"Closed" originally indicated that such captions were by default not visible until activated (opened) by the viewer turning them on, in contrast to open captions which are embedded in the video itself, visible to all.

Inflected Forms

closed captions (plural)

Phrases

closed captioning

Frequently Paired Words

closed captioning open caption

Synonyms

CC

Questions

What does closed caption mean?: Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio material.
Where does closed caption come from?: "Closed" originally indicated that such captions were by default not visible until activated (opened) by the viewer turning them on, in contrast to open captions which are embedded in the video itself, visible to all.

How to pronounce closed caption

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