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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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 Instead of ordering your mobile vets to administer medicine manually, erect a security camera and automate the process. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 The Perfect Neighbor is told through 911 calls and video from police bodycams, cellphones, and security cameras. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025 The report, a portion of which was obtained by ABC News, found that some rooms at the Louvre are not completely protected by a video surveillance system, including the Sully Wing, which is only 40% covered by security cameras, and the Richelieu Wing, which is only 25% covered by cameras. Jon Haworth, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for security camera

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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 25 Oct. 2025.

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