Wordfilter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wordfilter is a noun meaning (computing) Software that monitors text input to chatrooms etc., deleting or modifying offensive language.
Meaning
(computing) Software that monitors text input to chatrooms etc., deleting or modifying offensive language.
Example Sentences
Facebook does not allow for pre-moderation of comments on pages and comments cannot be turned off, however NSW supreme court justice Stephen Rothman had argued that the media companies could have used a word filter using extremely common words to pre-filter the majority of comments to only be visible to the page owner and that user and their friends.
Word Forms
- wordfilters
- word filter
Related Words
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