captionlike
Captionlike is an adjective used to describe text that resembles a caption in function or form. In information design and data annotation, captionlike content provides brief, descriptive information that accompanies an image, figure, diagram, or media object. Unlike longer captions, captionlike text is typically concise, neutral in tone, and aimed at identifying content or summarizing context rather than offering extended analysis.
Stylistically, captionlike text tends to be short, present-tense, and third-person in perspective. It often foregrounds who,
Origins and usage trends suggest that captionlike is formed by adding the suffix -like to caption, indicating
See also: caption, alt text, annotation, metadata, description, label.