"censoring" in the noun sense
1. censoring, censorship, security review
counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
2. censoring, censorship
deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
"censoring" in the verb sense
1. ban, censor
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
2. censor
subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
"This magazine is censored by the government"
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