Captions, subtitles & timed text · Working

SubRip subtitle file

Also called: SRT

ELI5

A simple widely used timed-text file format using numbered cues and timecodes.

Used in conversation

“Make the SubRip subtitle file clear enough for the people who will use it.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “SubRip subtitle file” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.