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# SyncWords Terminology

**ASR** – Automatic Speech Recognition, or ASR, is the use of Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to process human speech into readable text.

 

**Transcript** – Text of everything that was said in your media file. Can be created by a human transcriber or using ASR technology.

 

**Captions** – Text synced to media in the same language with sound and voice cues.

 

**Subtitles** – Translated captions.

 

**Project Page** – Contains all the information about the specific project, including its caption files. You can also go to the Transcript Editor and Caption editor from this page.

![](https://help.syncwords.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/support.syncwords.comhcarticle_attachments11675323313677.png)

 

**Caption File** – File which contains your captions, generated by SyncWords, you can work with and download any available type of captions.

![](https://help.syncwords.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/support.syncwords.comhcarticle_attachments11675418825997.png)

 

**Caption Segment** – field that contains captions. One caption segment is shown on the screen at one time.

![](https://help.syncwords.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/support.syncwords.comhcarticle_attachments11675440591501.png)

 

**Transcript Editor** – SyncWords tool that allows you to edit your transcript text, check timing anchors, easily add speakers and [much more](https://help.syncwords.com/vod/everything-about-tools-in-the-transcript-editor?hsLang=en).

![](https://help.syncwords.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/support.syncwords.comhcarticle_attachments11675534605965.png)![](https://help.syncwords.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/support.syncwords.comhcarticle_attachments11675804551949.png)

 

**Caption Editor** – SyncWords tool where you can check captions of your media file, its position, styling and [much more](https://help.syncwords.com/vod/pro-caption-editor-overview-faq?hsLang=en).

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