security camera

noun

plural security cameras

: a camera (especially a video camera) that is usually permanently mounted and that is used to monitor activity in an area (such as a parking lot or a building's entranceway)

There's no guardhouse here … just a discreet automatic gate with a discreet speaker box and a small security camera on a post.—

Richard Ford

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Investigators released fresh security camera video showing the suspect sitting on a park bench, reaching into his backpack and planting a pipe bomb outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington on the night of Jan. 5, 2021. —

Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025 The Metro Nashville Police Department wants to utilize private security camera footage and implement license plate readers. —

Adam Tamburin, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025 Indoor security camera apps are slightly less data-hungry but still raise privacy concerns. —

Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024 Our brand-new security cameras helped law enforcement find the suspect and arrest him. —

Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for security camera

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of security camera was in 1954

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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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