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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Sacramento County sheriff’s investigators searched for the carjacking suspect while reviewing security camera video and questioning witnesses, CBS 13 reported at the time.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Home security camera footage forms the basis for Past Future Continuous, a documentary from directors Morteza Ahmadvand and Firouzeh Khosrovani that will screen in the Envision Competition program of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) from Saturday.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Your Wi-Fi router, smart home devices and even security cameras all have passwords that need attention.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Airport security cameras captured the left engine breaking off during takeoff, NTSB officials said earlier in the week.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Home security camera footage forms the basis for Past Future Continuous, a documentary from directors Morteza Ahmadvand and Firouzeh Khosrovani that will screen in the Envision Competition program of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) from Saturday.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Your Wi-Fi router, smart home devices and even security cameras all have passwords that need attention.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Airport security cameras captured the left engine breaking off during takeoff, NTSB officials said earlier in the week.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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