closed-captioned

closed-cap·tioned

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Definitions of closed-captioned word

adjective closed-captioned (of a video recording) having subtitles which appear on screen only if the cassette is played through a special decoder 3
adjective closed-captioned designating or of TV programs featuring captions for the deaf which are made visible only by means of a special decoding device 3
adjective closed-captioned (of a television program, film, or video) distributed with synchronized transcription of speech and written descriptions of other relevant audio elements, as for the hearing-impaired, that are visible only when the option to display them is selected. Abbreviation: CC. 1
adjective closed-captioned (of a video recording or broadcast) Having captions that can only be seen with the appropriate equipment. 0

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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