caption
The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereofThe descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
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» Put a caption on this photo.
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6 sensesThe descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
Überschrift, Kopf, Einleitungsformel
заголо́вокzagolóvok, загла́виеzaglávije, ру́брикаrúbrika
A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
Titel, Legende, Beschriftung
на́дписьnádpisʹ, по́дписьpódpisʹ
brief description accompanying an illustration
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.
Untertitel, Filmuntertitel, Bildtext
заста́вкаzastávka, на́дписьnádpisʹ
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.
Rubrum
сопроводи́тельная бума́гаsoprovodítelʹnaja bumága
(Internet)A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)
(obsolete)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.
Examples
11 sentencesPut a caption on this photo.
Why do people who aren't hard of hearing use closed captions?
Many people watch videos with closed captions for reasons other than hearing loss.
Some signs have a symbol and a separate caption.
Generate a concise and descriptive caption for this image.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin captiō (“deception, fraud”), from the past participle of capiō (“to taBorrowed from Latin captiō (“deception, fraud”), from the past participle of capiō (“to take, to seize”) (English capture). Compare Middle English capcioun (“seizure, capture”).
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