filter out

filter out
phr verb
Filter out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ray

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  • filter — When a communications program or a BBS program take out certain characters or words and don t accept them. For example, a bulletin board program may filter out CTRL G s so that the SysOp does not hear the beeping. Also, some BBS programs have the …   Dictionary of telecommunications

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