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单词 v-chip
释义

V-chip

[ vee-chip ]
/ ˈviˌtʃɪp /

noun

a computer chip or other electronic device that blocks the reception of violent or sexually explicit television shows.

Origin of V-chip

1990–95; v(iolent) or v(iolence) + chip1 (in the sense “a microprocessor or integrated circuit”

Words nearby V-chip

vb., VBAC, V block, VC, VCD, V-chip, vCJD, VCR, VD, V-Day, VDC
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Example sentences from the Web for V-chip

  • The V-chip requirement is part of the important telecommunications bill now pending in this Congress.

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British Dictionary definitions for V-chip

V-chip

noun

a device within a television set that allows the set to be programmed not to receive transmissions that have been classified as containing sex, violence, or obscene language
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for V-chip

V-chip

A congressionally mandated embedded microchip for television sets that automatically blocks sexual or violent programming when activated.

notes for V-chip

As of 2002, all TV sets sold in the United States contained a V-chip.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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