Filtering software which blocks a computer's access to certain Internet addresses or types of website (such as those considered unsuitable for children).
Origin
1990s; earliest use found in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. From censor + ware, after software.
Definition of censorware in US English:
censorware
nounˈsɛnsəwɛː
Computing
Filtering software which blocks a computer's access to certain Internet addresses or types of website (such as those considered unsuitable for children).
Origin
1990s; earliest use found in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. From censor + ware, after software.