parental control

noun

A feature included in some digital television services, computers, mobile devices, software, etc. that allows parents to restrict their children's access to certain content.

Meanings

nounparental control (plural parental controls)

plural parental controls

  1. plural normallyA feature included in some digital television services, computers, mobile devices, software, etc. that allows parents to restrict their children's access to certain content.

Translations

Finnish lapsilukko
  • lapsilukkofeature to restrict children's access to content
French contrôle parental
  • contrôle parentalfeature to restrict children's access to content
Hindi पैरेंटल कंट्रोल, पैतृक नियंत्रण
  • पैरेंटल कंट्रोल (pairẽṭal kaṇṭrol)feature to restrict children's access to content
  • पैतृक नियंत्रण (paitŕk niyantraṇ)feature to restrict children's access to content
  • माता-पिता द्वारा नियंत्रण (mātā-pitā dvārā niyantraṇ)feature to restrict children's access to content
Italian filtro famiglia, controllo parentale
  • filtro famigliafeature to restrict children's access to content
  • controllo parentalefeature to restrict children's access to content
  • parental controlfeature to restrict children's access to content
Polish kontrola rodzicielska
  • kontrola rodzicielskafeature to restrict children's access to content
Russian родительский контроль
  • родительский контроль (roditelʹskij kontrolʹ)feature to restrict children's access to content
Spanish control parental
  • control parentalfeature to restrict children's access to content
Ukrainian батьківський контроль
  • батьківський контроль (batʹkivsʹkyj kontrolʹ)feature to restrict children's access to content
Cite this entry
APA

parental control. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parental%20control

MLA

“parental control.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parental%20control. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parental control,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parental%20control.

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