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surveillance camera

surveillance camera noun: a mounted video camera used for the purpose of surveillance, as part of closed-circuit television.

surveillance camera: a mounted video camera used for the purpose of surveillance, as part of closed-circuit television
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Noun

surveillance camera (plural surveillance cameras)

  1. A mounted video camera used for the purpose of surveillance, as part of closed-circuit television.
    • 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
    • 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

surveillance camera meaning in Tamil

surveillance camera in Tamil

கண்காணிப்பு ஒளிப்படக்கருவி

Synonyms of surveillance camera

Forms of surveillance camera

pluralsurveillance cameras

Questions about surveillance camera

What does surveillance camera mean?
Surveillance camera means a mounted video camera used for the purpose of surveillance, as part of closed-circuit television.
What is surveillance camera in Tamil?
Surveillance camera in Tamil is கண்காணிப்பு ஒளிப்படக்கருவி. See Surveillance camera meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is surveillance camera?
Surveillance camera is a noun.
What is the plural of surveillance camera?
The plural of surveillance camera is surveillance cameras.

Words near surveillance camera in the dictionary

  1. surveilers
  2. surveiling
  3. surveillable
  4. surveillance
  5. surveillance approach
  6. surveillance camera
  7. surveillance cameras
  8. surveillance capitalism
  9. surveillance pricing
  10. surveillances
  11. surveillant

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