V-chip
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++V-chip /ˈviː tʃɪp/ noun [countable] an electronic chip in a television that allows parents to prevent their children from watching programmes that are violent or have sex in them 童锁,V芯[晶]片〔装在电视上、便于家长防止孩子观看暴力或色情节目的一种电子芯片〕
Examples from the Corpus
V-chip• Under a law passed in February, by 1998 all new television sets sold in the United States must contain a V-chip.• Presently, the V-chip sits in a set-top box akin to a cable converter.• The entertainment industry has vehemently objected to the V-chip and ratings system as tantamount to government censorship.• How soon would the V-chip be available?• The V-chip will allow the owners to program their sets to block shows they find offensive or inappropriate for children.• The V-chip will likely get here too late for me and for every parent I know.Origin V-chip (1900-2000) violence chipV-chip nounChinese
an a allows Corpus television chip that in electronic
V-chip
V-chip /ˈviː tʃɪp/
noun [countable]
V-chip /ˈviː tʃɪp/
noun [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: violence chip
an electronic chip in a television that allows parents to prevent their children from watching programmes that are violent or have sex in them
Origin: violence chip