V-chipa feature of television receivers that allows the blocking of programs based on ratings categoriesAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary EmbreeV-chip (v??ch?p?) n. A microchip installed in a television to allow the user to control the display of certain programs, especially of sexual or violent content. [v(iewer) and v(iolence) + (micro)chip.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.V-chip n (Broadcasting) a device within a television set that allows the set to be programmed not to receive transmissions that have been classified as containing sex, violence, or obscene language Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014V-chip (?vi?t??p) n. a computer chip or other electronic device that blocks the reception of violent or sexually explicit television shows. [1990?95; v (iolent) or v (iolence) + chip (definition 5)] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.