surveillance camera en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A mounted video camera used for the purpose of surveillance, as part of closed-circuit television.
A reported 200m surveillance cameras around the country are doing everything from tracking shoppers in stores to preventing violent crime to catching jaywalkers.
2019 May 21, Dylan Curran, “Facial recognition will soon be everywhere. Are we prepared?”, in The Guardian:Glance up while strolling through parts of downtown Hong Kong and, chances are, you’ll notice the glassy black lens of a surveillance camera trained on the city’s crowded streets.
2024 October 5, Jessie Yeung, “Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras. Critics say it’s more proof the city is moving closer to China”, in CNN:Coldly perusing his surveillance cameras one day, Mr. Burns spies nothing but grotesque misconduct: Instead of working, his employees engage in limbo contests, chess games, and, of course, cockfights.
2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| surveillance cameras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (37)
cmn 電子眼 /电子眼 (CCTV camera) · ro cameră de supraveghere (CCTV camera) · uk ка́мера спостере́ження (CCTV camera) · it telecamera di sorveglianza (CCTV camera) · pt câmera de segurança (CCTV camera) · es cámara de seguridad (CCTV camera) · ko 감시 카메라 (CCTV camera) · nrf caméra d'seurvillance (CCTV camera) · ru ка́мера наблюде́ния (CCTV camera) · nl beveiligingscamera (CCTV camera) · da overvågningskamera (CCTV camera) · gl cámara de seguridade (CCTV camera) · fr caméra de vidéosurveillance (CCTV camera) · gl cámara de videovixilancia (CCTV camera) · cmn 監視攝影機 /监视摄影机 (CCTV camera) · de Überwachungskamera (CCTV camera) · nb overvåkningskamera (CCTV camera) · af bewakingskamera (CCTV camera) · cmn 電眼 /电眼 (CCTV camera) · ru ка́мера видеонаблюде́ния (CCTV camera) · fi valvontakamera (CCTV camera) · et turvakaamera (CCTV camera) · eu bideozaintza kamera (CCTV camera) · sv övervakningskamera (CCTV camera) · es cámara de vigilancia (CCTV camera) · ja 監視カメラ (CCTV camera) · gl cámara de vixilancia (CCTV camera) · nl bewakingscamera (CCTV camera) · fr caméra de surveillance (CCTV camera) · cmn 天眼 (CCTV camera) · ca càmera de videovigilància (CCTV camera) · el κάμερα παρακολούθησης (CCTV camera) · pl kamera przemysłowa (CCTV camera) · es cámara de videovigilancia (CCTV camera) · bg ка́мера за видеонаблюде́ние (CCTV camera) · el κάμερα βιντεοπαρακολούθησης (CCTV camera) · bg ка́мера за наблюде́ние (CCTV camera)