v-chip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any censorship technology that allows parents to control the level of objectionable content that their children may see on television.

Word forms

v-chip v-chips

Etymology

Stands for violence chip, coined and devised by Tim Collings, promoted by the William Jefferson Clinton Administration.

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