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V-chip

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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[]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〕
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V-chipUnder 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 chip
V-chip nounChinese
an a allows Corpus television chip that in electronic


V-chip
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


V-chipBrE /ˈviː tʃɪp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈviː tʃɪp/ 🔊 nouna computer chip in a television receiver that can be programmed to block material that contains sex and violence 童锁;V 芯片(装入电视接收器阻断含有色情和暴力内容的节目)