Generally speaking, no. Subtitles are intended for hearing audiences and captions for deaf audiences. Subtitles usually only translate the dialogue into a different language while closed captions include dialogue, selected sound effects (e.g. "phone ringing" or "door slamming"), and even the lyrics to background music. Open captioning, however, is sometimes used as an economical alternative to subtitling.

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