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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

v-chip

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
v-chip
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

v-chips (plural)

Questions

What does v-chip mean?
Any censorship technology that allows parents to control the level of objectionable content that their children may see on television.
Where does v-chip come from?
Stands for violence chip, coined and devised by Tim Collings, promoted by the William Jefferson Clinton Administration.

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