noun
CAPTAIN System; Character and Pattern Telephone Access Information System
A Japanese videotex system developed by NTT in the 1980s; a proper noun referring to a specific historical service.
キャプテンシステムは1980年代にNTTが提供したビデオテックスサービスです。
The CAPTAIN System was a videotex service provided by NTT in the 1980s.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
From English 'Character and Pattern Telephone Access Information System', abbreviated as CAPTAIN.