Text displayed at the bottom of a movie, TV show, or video that translates dialogue or describes sounds for viewers.
From 'sub-' (under) and 'title' (from Latin 'titulus'), literally meaning text displayed under the main title; the technology emerged in the early 20th century.
Subtitles have revolutionized how we consume media globally—without them, a show filmed in Korea or Germany would only reach native speakers, but subtitles have made world cinema accessible to billions.
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