"auto caption" meaning in English

See auto caption in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: auto captions [plural], auto-caption [alternative], autocaption [alternative]
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  1. (usually in the plural) Closed captions created by an AI or an algorithm. Tags: plural-normally

Inflected forms

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