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A bleep censor is the replacement of profanity and classified information with a beep sound (usually a beep ⓘ), used in public television, radio and social media. History [ edit ]
A beep is a short, single tone, typically high-pitched, generally made by a computer or other machine. The term has its origin in onomatopoeia . The word "beep-beep" is recorded for the noise of a car horn in 1929, and the modern usage of "beep" for a high-pitched tone is attributed to Arthur C. Clarke in 1951.
Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...
Self-regulation by many basic cable networks is undertaken by Standards and Practices (S&P) departments that self-censor their programming because of the pressure put on them by advertisers – also meaning that any basic cable network willing to ignore such pressure could use any of the Seven Dirty Words. All of the words on Carlin's list have ...
Just wondering, is there any TV Channel in the United States that does NOT have any bleep censor on it? I know that HBO and Showtime are two of them that does NOT have any bleep censor on it. I'm waiting for your response! ;) --85.24.199.40 15:35, 10 September 2013 (UTC) This is really old, but IFC is an example that doesn't censor bad words.
Regardless of why people self-censor, it mortally wounds a democracy. With an increase of over 20% in the cost of living, sky-high shelf prices and a border crisis, the silent majority finally ...
Bleep censor, the replacement of offensive language (swear words) or personal details with a beep sound; Bleep techno, a Yorkshire-born subgenre of techno music, that was popular in the early 1990s; Bleep (store), an online music store established by Warp Records; A term for a pager, especially in medical institutions
In modern systems, a profanity delay can be a software module manually operated by a broadcast technician that puts a short delay (usually, 30 seconds) into the broadcast of live content. This gives the broadcaster time to censor the audio (and video) feed. This can be accomplished by cutting directly to a non-delayed feed, essentially jumping ...