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V-chip

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈviːtʃɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈviˌtʃɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vēchip′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
V-chip /ˈviˌtʃɪp/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Computing, Radio and Televisiona computer chip or other electronic device that blocks television reception of programs with violent or sexual content.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
V-chip  (vēchip′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computing, Radio and Televisiona computer chip or other electronic device that blocks the reception of violent or sexually explicit television shows.
  • blend of, blended violent or violence + chip (def. 5) 1990–95

V-chip  (vēchip′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computing, Radio and Televisiona computer chip or other electronic device that blocks the reception of violent or sexually explicit television shows.
  • v(iolent) or v(iolence) + chip (def. 5) 1990–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
V-chip n
  1. a device within a television set that allows the set to be programmed not to receive transmissions that have been classified as containing sex, violence, or obscene language

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