censorware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English censor Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English censorware From censor + -ware.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet or block Internet access or restrict the running of applications or computer usage, on the basis of content being regarded as objectionable.
Translations (7)
zh 审查商品 (software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet) · vi đồ kiểm duyệt (software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet) · de Zensur-Software (software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet) · id peranti sensor (software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet) · fr logiciel de censure (software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet) · es software de censura (software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet) · zh 审查软件 (software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet)