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v-chip

v-chip noun: any censorship technology that allows parents to control the level of objectionable content that their children may see on television.

Noun

v-chip (plural v-chips)

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

Forms of v-chip

pluralv-chips

Origin of v-chip

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

Questions about v-chip

What does v-chip mean?
V-chip means any censorship technology that allows parents to control the level of objectionable content that their children may see on television.
What part of speech is v-chip?
V-chip is a noun.
What is the plural of v-chip?
The plural of v-chip is v-chips.

Words near v-chip in the dictionary

  1. V-bars
  2. V-berth
  3. V-berths
  4. V-card
  5. V-cards
  6. v-chip
  7. v-chips
  8. V-code
  9. V-coded
  10. V-codes
  11. V-coding

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