Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A computer chip installed in a television to allow the user to control the display of certain programs, especially of sexual or violent content.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And new technologies such as DVRs and the V-chip provide myriad ways to monitor children's access to media content.
Broadcast 'Indecency' on Trial Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. 2012
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Clinton drew from biblical texts on numerous topics, including justifying his support for V-chip TV technology.
Brian T. Kaylor: Top 10 Over-The-Top Religious Quotes From Presidential Candidates Brian T. Kaylor 2011
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Ottawa-based Wi-Lan has over 790 issued and pending patents covering wireless, wireline and V-chip technologies, which allow users of digital-TV receivers to filter out programs they consider inappropriate.
Wi-Lan Bids for Patent Rival Mosaid Ben Dummett 2011
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Clinton drew from biblical texts on numerous topics, including justifying his support for V-chip TV technology.
Brian T. Kaylor: Top 10 Over-The-Top Religious Quotes From Presidential Candidates Brian T. Kaylor 2011
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Now we have the V-chip which has been described as "a safety cap for your television."
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Perhaps Mr. Winters is so upset that he has forgotten the existence of the V-chip.
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Perhaps he is unaware that the V-chip is intended for use by parents to manage their children's television viewing.
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In animated comedy South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Eric Cartman has a “V-chip” – how did they come up with that name?
OpEdNews - Diary: The New World Order, Verichip and the Microchip Agenda 2009
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The V-chip, thanks to some sort of malfunction, ultimately enables Cartman to save the world from Saddam Hussein, and Satan.
OpEdNews - Diary: The New World Order, Verichip and the Microchip Agenda 2009
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