Phrase guide

silicon curtain

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A legal barrier to the transfer of technology and the sale of advanced computer equipment between China and the West.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural

Qualifier: sometimes preceded by the

Topics: computing, engineering, geopolitics, government, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From silicon (“computing”) + curtain, by analogy with Iron Curtain.