"softsub" meaning in English

See softsub in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: softsubs [plural]
Etymology: From soft + sub. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soft|sub}} soft + sub Head templates: {{en-noun}} softsub (plural softsubs)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A standalone subtitle that is overlaid on top of a video, rather than being written into the video itself; similar to a closed caption. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-softsub-en-noun-HwWPNdUF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: soft sub, soft-sub

Verb

Forms: softsubs [present, singular, third-person], softsubbing [participle, present], softsubbed [participle, past], softsubbed [past]
Etymology: From soft + sub. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soft|sub}} soft + sub Head templates: {{en-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).
    Sense id: en-softsub-en-verb-IbzT~tXt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: soft sub, soft-sub

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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