closed captioning — closed captioning, use of closed captions in television programming: »The closed captioning system operates through the imposition of encoded visual subtitles (The Deaf American) … Useful english dictionary
closed caption — closed caption, a television caption for the deaf and hard of hearing that is made visible by a special decoding device attached to or built into the television set: »The programs are to be encoded with what are called “closed” captions subtitles … Useful english dictionary
Closed captioning — Jack Foley created the CC in a TV symbol while senior graphic designer at WGBH. Closed captioning is the process of displaying text on a television, video screen or other visual display to provide additional or interpretive information to… … Wikipedia
closed caption — chiefly N. Amer. noun one of a series of subtitles to a television programme, accessible through a decoder. verb (closed caption) [usu. as noun closed captioning] provide (a programme) with closed captions. Derivatives closed captioned adjective … English new terms dictionary
closed-captioning — noun provide (a programme) with closed captions. → closed caption … English new terms dictionary
closed captioning — noun The display of text on a television or video screen, usually a transcription of the audio portion of a program as it occurs (either verbatim or in edited form), used by the hearing impaired and language learners. Closed captions are encoded… … Wiktionary
Closed caption — PP Closed captions or subtitles allow a textual representation of a film to be displayed alongside it. Useful for the hearing impaired, foreign language films and people in noisy environments … Audio and video glossary
closed-captioned — closed′ cap′tioned adj. rtv (of a television program) broadcast with captions that are visible only with the use of a decoder • Etymology: 1975–80 … From formal English to slang
closed-captioned — [klōzd′kap′shənd] adj. designating or of TV programs featuring captions for the deaf which are made visible only by means of a special decoding device … English World dictionary
closed captioning — /kloʊzd ˈkæpʃənɪŋ/ (say klohzd kapshuhning) noun a system to assist deaf people and those whose hearing is impaired, whereby television programs are broadcast with captions which are made visible only by using a special decoder. Abbrev.: CC… …
closed-captioned — adjective Date: 1979 of a television program broadcast with captions that appear only on the screen of a receiver equipped with a decoder … New Collegiate Dictionary