closed-captioning

Definition of closed-captioningnext

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Recent Examples of closed-captioning The platform will provide closed-captioning and audio tracks in multiple languages—accessibility features that reflect how younger audiences consume content.​ YouTube CEO Neal Mohan framed the partnership as both preservation and evolution. Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 SignUp is currently moving into India, where very little closed-captioning exists, attracting interest from government and education entities. Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Bad Bunny addresses 'f---ed-up' Grammys closed-captioning controversy At the time, Bad Bunny made his frustrations known without calling out Hinchcliffe directly. Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025 Vice President Kamala Harris and actress Zendaya were among the most mispronounced words of the year in the United States, according to a list released by the language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group on Wednesday. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 The film was also the subject of a minor controversy at Cannes, when jury members including Marlee Matlin walked out of the screening because of a technical snafu that resulted in the film’s closed-captioning malfunctioning. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024 This mental closed-captioning has accompanied me since late toddlerhood, almost as far back as my earliest childhood memories. Emily Makowski, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2024 The New York Times reported that a monitor was installed at Fetterman's desk in the Senate chamber that provides closed-captioning, and the Senate sergeant-at-arms arranged for live audio-to-text transcription for his committees. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-captioning
Noun
  • And here, the researchers simply purified the translation machinery and supplied it to the SpudCells.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • This includes transcript and translation features, but as PCMAg’s evaluation notes, this is not free.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Both films will receive in-kind support from Korean post-production companies – covering color grading, sound mixing, English subtitle spotting and DCP production – as well as a KRW3 million ($1,945) cash grant.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • As the subtitle promises, their answers are shared with all the vulgarity, pettiness, and arrogance intact.
    Juliet Izon, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

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“Closed-captioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-captioning. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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