A release means an anonymous uploader or subtitle enthusiast has taken the raw .srt or .ass file, manually adjusted the timestamps using tools like Subtitle Edit or Aegisub, and re-encoded the video to ensure perfect alignment. In the community, a "patched" subtitle is gold—it saves you from manually shifting the subtitle track every 10 minutes.
The term "patched" is almost exclusively found on: texas chainsaw 3d sub indo patched
(Happy watching, and don’t forget to turn off the lights.) A release means an anonymous uploader or subtitle