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.—
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In a security camera recording verified by ABC News and confirmed by Iraq's interior ministry to show the moment Kittleson was kidnapped on Tuesday, the journalist is seen standing on a sidewalk as a silver car approaches before she is pushed towards the car, which then quickly speeds away.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
On top of that, security cameras at nearby bars likely would have captured him, but no footage was ever found that featured Shaffer, per MEL magazine.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
In the Victoria Park neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, personal security cameras line residential streets.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Investigators later found security camera footage and received a description of a suspect.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
On top of that, security cameras at nearby bars likely would have captured him, but no footage was ever found that featured Shaffer, per MEL magazine.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
In the Victoria Park neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, personal security cameras line residential streets.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Investigators later found security camera footage and received a description of a suspect.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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