"silicon curtain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tən Etymology: From silicon (“computing”) and Iron Curtain. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} silicon curtain (plural not attested)
  1. A legal barrier to technology transfer and sale of advanced computer equipment between China and the West. Tags: no-plural
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