Usually means: Censorship by omitting offensive material.
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▸ noun:  A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.

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bowdlerization, bowdlerisation, clbuttic, taboo deformation, bastardization, bodgery, dyslogy, indecent liberty, tabooing, body-shaming, more...

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bowdlerization, bowdlerisation, clbuttic, taboo deformation, bastardization, bodgery, dyslogy, indecent liberty, tabooing, body-shaming, more...



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