closed-captioned
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closed-cap·tioned
(klōzd′kăp′shənd)adj.
Broadcast with captions that are only visible if the viewer opts to enable them: closed-captioned television for the hearing-impaired.
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closed-captioned
adj
(Electronics) (of a video recording) having subtitles which appear on screen only if the cassette is played through a special decoder
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closed′-cap′tioned
adj.
(of a television program) broadcast with captions that are visible only with the use of a decoder.
[1975–80]
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Adj. 1. closed-captioned - broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers
telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
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