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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Ring’s security cameras typically start at $50 and range in price depending on coverage.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Privacy also comes into play since the system depends on constant monitoring through security cameras.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The robbery prompted the creation of a new program in Santa Clara County that provides funds to small businesses to install concrete barriers and technology connecting security cameras to a real-time intelligence center at the San Jose Police Department.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Residential cameras on Indian Hills Drive in Moscow first recorded the white sedan, followed by security cameras at the Sunset Mart gas station in the 1300 block of Main Street, about a half-mile east of the King Road home.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Privacy also comes into play since the system depends on constant monitoring through security cameras.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The robbery prompted the creation of a new program in Santa Clara County that provides funds to small businesses to install concrete barriers and technology connecting security cameras to a real-time intelligence center at the San Jose Police Department.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Residential cameras on Indian Hills Drive in Moscow first recorded the white sedan, followed by security cameras at the Sunset Mart gas station in the 1300 block of Main Street, about a half-mile east of the King Road home.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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