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ALPR en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of automated/automatic license plate recognition.
    • "Surveillance networks based on ALPR technology can track people’s movements retroactively with a simple search query," he wrote. 2023 July 24, Chris Eberhart, “NY police used AI to track drivers on highways as attorney questions legality”, in Fox News, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2023:
    • California-based Vigilant […] has partnered with a range of governments in Texas, California, and Georgia to provide their police with a suite of ALPR systems to use on patrol, along with access to Vigilant's database. 2021, Kate Crawford, chapter 6, in Atlas of AI […] , →ISBN:
  2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism) Initialism of automated/automatic license plate reader.
    • We don’t find every use of ALPRs objectionable. For example, we do not generally object to using them to check license plates against lists of stolen cars, for AMBER Alerts, or for toll collection, provided they are deployed and used fairly and subject to proper checks and balances, such as ensuring devices are not disproportionately deployed in low-income communities and communities of color, and that the “hot lists” they are run against are legitimate and up to date. 2023 February 13, Chad Marlow & Jay Stanley, “How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department’s Use of Flock’s Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers”, in ACLU, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2025:

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ALPRs Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

LPR

Synonyms

ANPR