filter
/ˈfɪltər/ noun [C] ITDefinition
› a computer program that receives and processes information before displaying it or preventing it from being seen: Junk email filters help define which email messages are spam. This web filter enables administrators to monitor user behaviour.
(Definition of filter noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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