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expurgator

expurgator

8.6
A computer program that removes offensive words or images from online content
  • noun
  • /ˈɛkspərˌɡeɪtər/
  • Texting
translation icon : expurgador
  • The platform's expurgator automatically filters profanity from user comments in real time.

Examples

  • After reports of hate speech, the social network updated its expurgator to block images with slurs.

  • Hospitals use multiple expurgators to remove patient-identifying information before research sharing.

  • The expurgator removed inappropriate content from the document.

  • Many websites use an expurgator to filter offensive language.

  • The platform's expurgator automatically filters profanity from user comments in real time.

  • After reports of hate speech, the social network updated its expurgator to block images with slurs.

  • Many websites use an expurgator to filter offensive language and ensure a safe environment.

Synonyms

redactor
vsexpurgator
  • Specialized
7.5

A computer program that removes or hides sensitive information from files

removes offensive or inappropriate material rather than private data

How Strict

censorship
119 4.8
blocking
  • Texting
5 3.7
expurgator
  • Texting
8.6
automated moderator
  • Texting
6.7

Surface Forms

expurgator singular
expurgators plural

Morphology

expurgator = expurgate (transparent) = expurgate + or

The agentive noun formed from 'expurgate' clearly denotes an agent that expurgates; extension to software is a straightforward agent-extension.

Etymology

Expurgator comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and purgare 'to clean', like the word purge. Today an expurgator can be a computer program that 'cleans out' rude or harmful words and images from online content, so the origin explains its modern meaning.