closed-circuit
adjective
closed-cir·cuit
ˈklōz(d)-ˈsər-kət 
: used in, shown on, or being a television installation in which the signal is transmitted by wire to a limited number of receivers
Examples of closed-circuit in a Sentence
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The center will not be open to the public, although people can walk into the front room to view educational materials and watch admitted animals on a closed-circuit television, the group said.
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Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
Detectives used a combination of closed-circuit television footage and location data from a GPS monitor that Jackson was wearing as part of an unrelated case in order to place him at the scene as a shooter, according to court documents.
—Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
Jahnke’s sheep are additionally penned with electric fencing, and a closed-circuit television camera helps with monitoring for signs of wolves.
—Kate Brady, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
Hypothetically, emergency dispatchers could transmit closed-circuit or drone footage over a private 5G broadcast to emergency responders over a TV broadcast tower, even when the local cellular network is down.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2023
Anticipating a sellout crowd at T-Mobile Arena, where the bout will take place, fight organizers will simulcast the bout on closed-circuit television at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, located just across the Las Vegas Strip.
—Morgan Campbell, New York Times, 28 July 2023
Prosecutors also provided about nine months of closed-circuit television footage.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
Two private security guards watched the heist unfold on a closed-circuit video feed, but could do little but call the police because strict rules prohibited the unarmed men from confronting the thieves themselves.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 16 May 2023
And in May, Justice Alito made his first public appearance after the leak of his draft opinion — via closed-circuit TV, because of security concerns — at the Antonin Scalia Law School.
—Jo Becker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
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Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
Detectives used a combination of closed-circuit television footage and location data from a GPS monitor that Jackson was wearing as part of an unrelated case in order to place him at the scene as a shooter, according to court documents.
—Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
Jahnke’s sheep are additionally penned with electric fencing, and a closed-circuit television camera helps with monitoring for signs of wolves.
—Kate Brady, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
Hypothetically, emergency dispatchers could transmit closed-circuit or drone footage over a private 5G broadcast to emergency responders over a TV broadcast tower, even when the local cellular network is down.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2023
Anticipating a sellout crowd at T-Mobile Arena, where the bout will take place, fight organizers will simulcast the bout on closed-circuit television at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, located just across the Las Vegas Strip.
—Morgan Campbell, New York Times, 28 July 2023
Prosecutors also provided about nine months of closed-circuit television footage.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
Two private security guards watched the heist unfold on a closed-circuit video feed, but could do little but call the police because strict rules prohibited the unarmed men from confronting the thieves themselves.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 16 May 2023
And in May, Justice Alito made his first public appearance after the leak of his draft opinion — via closed-circuit TV, because of security concerns — at the Antonin Scalia Law School.
—Jo Becker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
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closed-circuit
noun
closed-cir·cuit
ˈklōz(d)-ˈsər-kət
: a television installation in which the signal is sent by wire to a limited number of receivers
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