auto caption

American

[aw-toh kap-shuhn] / ˈɔ toʊ ˌkæp ʃən /

noun

Digital Technology.

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.

Other Word Forms

auto captioning noun
auto-caption verb (used with object)
auto-captioned adjective
auto-captioning noun

Etymology

Origin of auto caption

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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However, that’s no longer necessary — the auto caption feature is now a part of TikTok, thanks to organizations such as The Deaf Collective, which worked with TikTok to develop the feature.

From The Verge

In response to Rikki's comments YouTube's product manager Matthew Glotzbach said: "Although I think having auto caption is better than nothing I fully admit and I fully recognise that it is by no means good enough yet. "It's an area that we've been committed to really from the beginning.

From BBC

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