softsub

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From "softcoded subtitles".

Noun

softsub (plural softsubs)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) A subtitle that is to be rendered dynamically when accompanying a video.
    Antonym: hardsub

Verb

softsub (third-person singular simple present softsubs, present participle softsubbing, simple past and past participle softsubbed)

  1. To transcribe or overlay softsubs (onto a video).
    Antonym: hardsub
    Fans have softsubbed the anime in German.

Quotations

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