Caption vs. Capture
Captionnoun
(typography) The descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof
Captionnoun
A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
Captionnoun
(cinematography) A piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast.
Captionnoun
(legal) The section on an official paper that describes when, where, what was taken, found or executed, and by whom it was authorized.
Captionnoun
A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).
Captionverb
To add captions to a text or illustration.
Captionverb
To add captions to a film or broadcast.
Captionnoun
A caviling; a sophism.
Captionnoun
The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process.
Captionnoun
That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed.
Captionnoun
The heading of a chapter, section, or page.
Captionnoun
taking exception; especially an quibble based on a captious argument;
Captionnoun
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
Captionnoun
brief description accompanying an illustration
Captionverb
provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
Capturenoun
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
Capturenoun
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
Capturenoun
Something that has been captured; a captive.
Capturenoun
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
Capturenoun
(computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
Captureverb
To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
Captureverb
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
Captureverb
To reproduce convincingly.
Captureverb
To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
Capturenoun
The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.
Capturenoun
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
Capturenoun
The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
Captureverb
To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
Captureverb
to record or make a lasting representation of (sound or images); as, to capture an event on videotape; the artist captured the expression of grief on his face.
Captureverb
to take control of, or remove from play; as, to capture a piece in chess.
Captureverb
to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of the nation.
Captureverb
to record (data) in a computer-readable form; as, to capture a transaction in a database.
Capturenoun
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Capturenoun
a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
Capturenoun
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
Capturenoun
the act of taking of a person by force
Capturenoun
the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
Captureverb
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible;
Captureverb
attract; cause to be enamored;
Captureverb
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;
Captureverb
bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit;
Captureverb
take possession of by force, as after an invasion;
Captureverb
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping;
Captureverb
take into one's possession or control by force
Captureverb
(in chess and other board games) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece) from the board
Captureverb
(of a star, planet, or other celestial body) bring (a less massive body) permanently within its gravitational influence
Captureverb
record accurately in words or pictures
Captureverb
cause (data) to be stored in a computer
Captureverb
absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle)
Captureverb
(of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its catchment area.
Capturenoun
the action of capturing or of being captured
Capturenoun
a person or thing that has been captured
