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veillance

veillance noun: the recording of an activity.

Noun

veillance (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) The recording of an activity.

Origin of veillance

Coined by Canadian wearable computing researcher and professor Steve Mann, back-formation from surveillance and sousveillance and McVeillance.

Questions about veillance

What does veillance mean?
Veillance means the recording of an activity.
What part of speech is veillance?
Veillance is a noun.

Words near veillance in the dictionary

  1. veilest
  2. veileth
  3. veiling
  4. veilingly
  5. veilings
  6. veillance
  7. veilless
  8. Veillette
  9. Veillettes
  10. veilleuse
  11. veilleuses

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