v-chip

v-chip

English

Etymology

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

Noun

v-chip (plural v-chips)

1. (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