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chyron

[ kahy-ron ]

noun

  1. a text-based graphic overlay displayed at the bottom of a television screen or film frame, as closed captioning or the crawl of a newscast.

verb (used with object)

  1. to display (information) in overlaid text at the bottom of a screen:

    The network prematurely chyroned what they believed to be final election results and had to issue a correction shortly thereafter.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chyron1

First recorded in 1975–80; after Chyron Corporation, the manufacturer of a broadcast graphics generator

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Example Sentences

It is the pin of an elder statesman, of a pundit worthy of her Fox News chyron.

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