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Subtitle vs Preamble - What's the difference?

subtitle | preamble |

As nouns the difference between subtitle and preamble

is that subtitle is a heading below or after a title while preamble is a short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.

As a verb subtitle

is to create subtitles for the dialog in a film.

subtitle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A heading below or after a title.
  • Textual versions of the dialog in films, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

    • Usage notes

    In film and video, subtitles'' usually translate foreign-language dialogue, while ''captions transcribe or describe all significant dialogue and sound for viewers who cannot hear it.

    Derived terms

    * subtitled, subtitling

    Related terms

    * surtitle, surtitles, surtitled, surtitling

    See also

    * *

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To create subtitles for the dialog in a film.

    • Anagrams

    *

    preamble

    English

    (wikipedia preamble)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
  • (computing) A syncword.