"Soft vore is where the person (that may not necessarily be a willing victim) is consumed alive and whole and is typically unharmed before reaching the stomach but then may be asphyxiated and/or digested. Compared to ‘hard vore’, soft vore is usually seen as more sensual and sexually oriented because of its relatively non-violent nature." -Mark Griffiths, Eaten to death: A beginner’s guide to vorarephilia

"Non-violent" vore. Details like blood and limb tearing are omitted. May, and indeed usually does, still involve digestion and death.