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)

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
• Yiddish: ווע־טשיפּל n (ve-tshipl), ווי־טשיפּל n (vi-tshipl)