different between censorware vs censorship

English

Etymology

From censor +? -ware.

Noun

censorware (uncountable)

1. (computing) 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

English

Etymology

From censor +? -ship.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?ns????p/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?ns????p/
• Hyphenation: cen?sor?ship

Noun

censorship (countable and uncountable, plural censorships)

1. The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
   • 1899, Arthur Christopher Benson, The life of Edward White Benson, sometime Archbishop of Canterbury: Volume 1

     […] such a curious thing — it is the only thing left of the old censorship of the press."

   • 2012, Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola, Censorship Files, The: Latin American Writers and Franco's Spain

     The Infantes had contacts among left-wing groups that opposed the dictatorial regime in Spain and their visibility in these circles was a serious concern for the censorship authorities […]

2. (historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.

Related terms

• bleep censor
• censor
• censorware
• media democracy
• moral panic
• bowdlerisation

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Anagrams

• sensorchip, sphericons