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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Another enduring loophole is in the restrictions passed after the Tiananmen massacre that didn’t include newer policing technologies, such as security cameras, surveillance drives, or facial recognition systems.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The footage is from the sort of security camera people install on or near their front door.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
High schools across Baltimore County last year implemented a gun detection system that uses AI to scan what security cameras are seeing and alert law enforcement when a potential weapon is detected.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Captured on numerous dashboard and security cameras, the celestial event quickly went viral on social media.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The footage is from the sort of security camera people install on or near their front door.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
High schools across Baltimore County last year implemented a gun detection system that uses AI to scan what security cameras are seeing and alert law enforcement when a potential weapon is detected.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Captured on numerous dashboard and security cameras, the celestial event quickly went viral on social media.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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