# v-chip

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any censorship technology that allows parents to control the level of objectionable content that their children may see on television.

## Etymology
Stands for violence chip, coined and devised by Tim Collings, promoted by the William Jefferson Clinton Administration.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/v-chip