Meanings
nouncensorware (uncountable)
- uncountablecomputingSoftware or hardware used to filter content on the Internet or block Internet access or restrict the running of applications or computer usage, on the basis of content being regarded as objectionable.
Origin
- Englishcensor
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
- Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
- Old Englishsōfte
- Middle Englishsofte
- Englishsoft
- Proto-Germanic*warō
- Proto-West Germanic*waru
- Old Englishwaru
- Middle Englishware
- Englishsoftwarebf.
- Englishcensorware
Translations
Chinese 审查商品, 审查软件
- 审查商品 (shenzha shangpin)software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
- 审查软件 (shenzha ruanjian)software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
French logiciel de censure
- logiciel de censuresoftware or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
German Zensur-Software
- Zensur-Softwaresoftware or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
Indonesian peranti sensor
- peranti sensorsoftware or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
Spanish software de censura
- software de censurasoftware or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
Vietnamese đồ kiểm duyệt
- đồ kiểm duyệtsoftware or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
Cite this entry
APA
censorware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/censorware
MLA
“censorware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/censorware. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “censorware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/censorware.
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