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auto caption
[ aw-toh kap-shuhn ]
- a transcription or translation of spoken language in video content, generated by a speech-recognition algorithm and displayed as a text overlay on the lower part of the screen:
The AI doesn’t understand my thick accent, so the auto captions for my how-to videos have all kinds of funny errors.
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Other Words From
- au·to-cap·tion verb (used with object)
- au·to-cap·tion·ed adjective
- au·to cap·tion·ing au·to-cap·tion·ing noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of auto caption1
First recorded in 2000–05
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