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In lugnet.lego.direct, Scott Arthur writes:
>
> > > For what censorship? There was none. Nothing was removed on grounds of
> > > political or moral unacceptability, which is what censorship is.
> >
> > Nope.
>
> I hate replying to my own posts and quoting dictionaries, today I shall do
> both:
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> From:
> http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=censor*1%2B0
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> censor verb [T]
> to remove parts of (something to be read, seen, or heard) because it is
> offensive or considered morally
> wrong, or because it is secret
> She opposes efforts to censor the Internet.
>
> censor noun [C]
> a person whose job is to read books or watch movies or television programs in
> order to remove
> anything offensive from them
>
> censorship noun [U]
> Censorship was imposed on state-run television and radio.
>
> Scott A
So you're agreeing, then? Nothing here was censored, which is confirmed by the
very definitions you quote.
Do be clearer in future, hmm?
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| (...) I think Scott is right on this one. While censorship usually has the implication of morality-judgements, it's also used in the sense of keeping things secret. Think of a military censor, watching the media to keep out any information that (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) I hate replying to my own posts and quoting dictionaries, today I shall do both: From: (URL) verb [T] to remove parts of (something to be read, seen, or heard) because it is offensive or considered morally wrong, or because it is secret She (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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