(historical) A high-level supervisory agency in ancient China, monitoring administrators to prevent corruption and malfeasance.

plural of bleep censor

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of self-censor

(computing) A software module, manually operated by a broadcast technician, putting a five-second broadcast delay on the live content, providing time to censor the audio (and video) feed, and used to censor out what many consider "inappropriate" audio content during a live broadcast signal and replace it with a bleep signal.

A censor of morals.

present participle of self-censor

simple past tense and past participle of self-censor

To censor one's own words or works; to engage in self-censorship.

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.

The use of corporate influence to limit freedom of expression, achieved through refusal to sell a product, or refusal to advertise or allow airtime.