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censorware

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English censor Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz 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.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 审查商品 (shenzha shangpin) — software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
  • Chinese: 审查软件 (shenzha ruanjian) — software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
  • French: logiciel de censure — software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
  • German: Zensur-Software — software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
  • Indonesian: peranti sensor — software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
  • Spanish: software de censura — software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet
  • Vietnamese: đồ kiểm duyệt — software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet