v-chip

English

Etymology

Stands for violence chip, coined and devised by Tim Collings, promoted by the William Jefferson Clinton Administration. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Wikipedia article disputes the etymology.”)

Noun

v-chip (plural v-chips)

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

Translations

censorship device

Chinese: V 芯片 (V xinpian)
French: contrôle parental (fr) m
Japanese: Vチップ (bui-chippu)
Spanish: V-viruta
Yiddish: ווע־טשיפּל n (ve-tshipl), ווי־טשיפּל n (vi-tshipl)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.