closed-captioning

Main Entry:  closed-captioning
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a system to display a transcription of the audio portion of a television program as it occurs, either verbatim or in edited form; also closed caption
Example:  When my husband is reading, I watch television with closed-captioning.
Etymology:  1974
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