Caption

n. explanatory heading, descriptive title

v. write a caption, provide with a caption

A caption is a concise and descriptive piece of text that labels a picture, chart, or table.Closed captioning is used to provide the text of a show's audio portion to those who may have trouble hearing it.The caption of a lawsuit or other legal document refers to that portion of the document containing the names of the parties and the case number.Caption is a small press and independent comic convention held annually in Oxford.To see Wikipedia's policy on its image captions, see Wikipedia:Captions.
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Noun
1. taking exception; especially an quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply"
(hypernym) exception
2. translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
(synonym) subtitle
(hypernym) translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version
(part-holonym) movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
3. brief description accompanying an illustration
(synonym) legend
(hypernym) title
(part-holonym) illustration
Verb
1. provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) subtitle

n. caption, explanatory heading, descriptive title

(n.)
The heading of a chapter, section, or page.
  

(n.)
The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A caviling; a sophism.