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Onelook Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Blur or censor slurs

"CNN couldn't censor the F-word spoken by one of the guest as they were live."


Not sure if it's censor, blur, or another word. Is there another word for this, because none of them sounds natural.

  

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bleep out

  • bleep out
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onelookblur

would apply to images and text, like subtitles.

onelookcensor

This has a general meaning. It can include blocking sound, images or text. Words for blocking sound include bleeping or muting.

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