Fact · Transcription
In US and Canadian usage, subtitles assume the viewer can hear the audio but cannot understand the language or accent.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Subtitles assume the viewer can hear but cannot understand the language or accent”
Closed captioning (Wikipedia), Wikipedia, n.d., Terminology.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same passage says captions aim to describe all significant audio to viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- What it does not show
- Describes usage in two countries. The terms are used differently elsewhere.