V-chip | meaning of V-chip in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishV-chipV-chip /ˈviː tʃɪp/ noun [countable]    an electronic chip in a television that allows parents to prevent their children from watching programmes that are violent or have sex in themExamples from the CorpusV-chip• Under a law passed in February, by 1998 all new television sets sold in the United States must contain a V-chip.• Presently, the V-chip sits in a set-top box akin to a cable converter.• The entertainment industry has vehemently objected to the V-chip and ratings system as tantamount to government censorship.• How soon would the V-chip be available?• The V-chip will allow the owners to program their sets to block shows they find offensive or inappropriate for children.• The V-chip will likely get here too late for me and for every parent I know.Origin V-chip (1900-2000) violence chip