supercaption

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English

Etymology

From super- +‎ caption.

Noun

supercaption (plural supercaptions)

  1. (television) An on-screen caption identifying the place and people being shown.
    • 2009, Peter Beharrell, Howard Davis, John Eldridge, Bad News, page cxlviii:
      A notable difference here is that whereas the BBC uses supercaptions in 15 percent of all items, ITN uses them in 28 percent.
    • 2013, John Eldridge, The Glasgow Media Group Reader, Vol. I, page 272:
      On only five occasions did correspondents or reporters appear in the studio without supercaptions; Jones on News Extra, Wain on First Report and Colebourne from the Midlands and Delahaye from the North, Luton and Blackie.