1. Software designed to block or filter access to websites, content, or applications deemed inappropriate or harmful, typically used by parents, schools, or organizations to restrict user access.
Usage: Also called content-filtering software or web-filtering software.; Commonly used in educational and parental control contexts.

Examples

• The school installed censorware on all student computers to prevent access to inappropriate websites.
• Parents often use censorware to monitor and limit their children's internet usage.
• The library's censorware blocked several educational sites by mistake.
• Censorware can be configured to allow or deny specific categories of content.
• Some critics argue that censorware limits free access to information.