V-chip

noun

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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