Meanings
nounv-chip (plural v-chips)
plural v-chips
- broadcastingAny censorship technology that allows parents to control the level of objectionable content that their children may see on television.
Origin
Stands for violence chip, coined and devised by Tim Collings, promoted by the William Jefferson Clinton Administration.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese V 芯片
- V 芯片 (V xinpian)censorship device
French contrôle parental
- contrôle parentalcensorship device
Japanese Vチップ
- Vチップ (bui-chippu)censorship device
Spanish V-viruta
- V-virutacensorship device
Yiddish ווע־טשיפּל, ווי־טשיפּל
- ווע־טשיפּל (ve-tshipl)censorship device
- ווי־טשיפּל (vi-tshipl)censorship device
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APA
v-chip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v-chip
MLA
“v-chip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v-chip. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “v-chip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v-chip.
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