Filter
- A software program or ability of a program that reads data in and manipulates the data to fit another output pattern or removes data that may not be needed.
- Alternatively referred to as censorware, swear filter, or content filter, a filter can also be used to describe a software program and sometimes a hardware device designed to block certain data. For example, a parent control Internet filter is used to help block obscene websites from children on the Internet.
Also see: Clbuttic, Content, Mask, Security definitions, WOT