See Also: Red chip(finance)
chip(1)(dictionary)
chip pan(dictionary)
Chip(medicine)
re-chip(dictionary)
cow chip(dictionary)
V-chip(dictionary)
chip(2)(dictionary)
chip(dictionary)
Chip and pin(tourism)

V-chip (iou)



V-chip noun. L20.
[from V(IEWER + CHIP noun1; the V is now usu. interpreted as the initial letter of VIOLENCE.]
A device installed in a TV set or receiver that can be programmed by the user to block or scramble any TV programme that contains an undesirable level of violence, sex, or bad language (as indicated by a code inserted into the signal by the broadcaster).