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closed-circuit television

closed-circuit television noun: a system of television cameras used for surveillance, connected to a control room (originally by cables and today either by cables or by secure wireless).

Noun

closed-circuit television (countable and uncountable, plural closed-circuit televisions)

  1. A system of television cameras used for surveillance, connected to a control room (originally by cables and today either by cables or by secure wireless).
    • Holborn Underground Station, on London Transport's Piccadilly and Central Lines, has been equipped with closed-circuit television to help control passenger movement.1963 January, “News and comment”, in Modern Railways, page 14
    Synonyms:
    CCTV

closed-circuit television meaning in Hindi and Tamil

closed-circuit television in Hindi

closed-circuit television
बंद परिपथ दूरदर्शन band paripath dūrdarśan

closed-circuit television in Tamil

மூடியசுற்று தொலைக்காட்சி

Synonyms of closed-circuit television

Forms of closed-circuit television

pluralclosed-circuit televisions

Origin of closed-circuit television

So called because of the contrast between broadcast use (the typical use of television, especially when this name was coined) and private use closed off to others.

Questions about closed-circuit television

What does closed-circuit television mean?
Closed-circuit television means a system of television cameras used for surveillance, connected to a control room (originally by cables and today either by cables or by secure wireless).
What is closed-circuit television in Hindi?
Closed-circuit television in Hindi is बंद परिपथ दूरदर्शन (band paripath dūrdarśan). See Closed-circuit television meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is closed-circuit television?
Closed-circuit television is a noun.
What is the plural of closed-circuit television?
The plural of closed-circuit television is closed-circuit televisions.

Words near closed-circuit television in the dictionary

  1. closed with
  2. closed-back
  3. closed-book
  4. closed-captioned
  5. closed-circuit
  6. closed-circuit television
  7. closed-circuit televisions
  8. closed-concept
  9. closed-cut valley
  10. closed-cut valleys
  11. closed-ear

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Adapted from Wiktionary: closed-circuit television (page history and authors); बंद परिपथ दूरदर्शन (Hindi) (page history and authors); closed-circuit television (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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