V-chipn.

Brit.

/ˈviːtʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈviˌtʃɪp/

Forms: 1900s– V chip, 1900s– V-chip. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: viewer n., chip n.²

Etymology: < v- (the initial letter of viewer n.) + chip n.²The V is commonly interpreted as the initial letter of violence n.

Telecommunications.

A device which may be installed in a television set or receiver and programmed by the user to block or scramble transmissions containing an encoded signal inserted by the broadcaster to indicate a certain level of violence, sex, or offensive language, esp. that deemed unsuitable for viewing by children.

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1993 Vancouver Sun 6 Aug. a1/4 The ‘V-chip’ technology, being developed in Vancouver, would encode the soundtracks of every movie and television show with a violence-rating signal.

1995 New Scientist 12 Aug. 6/1 Last week, the US House of Representatives voted in favour of including an electronic device called the V-chip in all new TV sets.

1996 Guardian 18 Mar. i. 11/2 Some MPs are proselytising the V-chip, the American censor-in-the-set device.

1996 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 9 July 4 The push for the V-chip was sparked following April's Port Arthur Massacre.

2001 Arizona Republic (Electronic ed.) 29 July Mandated as part of all new sets sold since January 2000,..only 17 percent of people with sets equipped with V-chips use them.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	v-chip
释义	V-chipn. Brit. /ˈviːtʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈviˌtʃɪp/ Forms: 1900s– V chip, 1900s– V-chip. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: viewer n., chip n.² Etymology: < v- (the initial letter of viewer n.) + chip n.²The V is commonly interpreted as the initial letter of violence n. Telecommunications. A device which may be installed in a television set or receiver and programmed by the user to block or scramble transmissions containing an encoded signal inserted by the broadcaster to indicate a certain level of violence, sex, or offensive language, esp. that deemed unsuitable for viewing by children. ΚΠ 1993 Vancouver Sun 6 Aug. a1/4 The ‘V-chip’ technology, being developed in Vancouver, would encode the soundtracks of every movie and television show with a violence-rating signal. 1995 New Scientist 12 Aug. 6/1 Last week, the US House of Representatives voted in favour of including an electronic device called the V-chip in all new TV sets. 1996 Guardian 18 Mar. i. 11/2 Some MPs are proselytising the V-chip, the American censor-in-the-set device. 1996 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 9 July 4 The push for the V-chip was sparked following April's Port Arthur Massacre. 2001 Arizona Republic (Electronic ed.) 29 July Mandated as part of all new sets sold since January 2000,..only 17 percent of people with sets equipped with V-chips use them. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1993
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