surveillance camera

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   A mounted video camera used for the purpose of surveillance, as part of closed-circuit…

   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.
   • A reported 200m surveillance cameras around the country are doing everything from tracking shoppers in stores to preventing violent crime to catching jaywalkers.
   • 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.

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