Caption vs. Capture

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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

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