"open caption" meaning in English

See open caption in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} open caption (uncountable)
  1. (film, television, media) Captions that are permanently embedded or burned in directly into a video image, rendering them always visible to a viewer without the option to turn them off. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: open captioning Coordinate_terms: closed caption
    Sense id: en-open_caption-en-noun-UFL1GYe2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Film, Media, Television Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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