captioning
captioning Lexical Profile
captioning Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The process of adding or displaying synchronized text on a television, cinema, or computer screen to transcribe dialogue and describe sound effects, especially for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
"The university requires all instructional videos to include accurate captioning for accessibility."
The act or practice of writing brief explanatory titles or descriptions to accompany illustrations, photographs, or social media posts.
"Good photo captioning provides essential context that the image alone cannot convey."
• verb
To provide an illustration, photograph, or video broadcast with a title, brief explanation, or synchronized on-screen text (present participle of caption).
"She spent the afternoon captioning the archival photographs for the museum exhibition."