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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The center was built in eight days and features more than 200 security cameras, 28,000-plus feet of barbed wire and 400 security personnel.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Smart home tech and electronics: There are deals already available on Beats headphones and outdoor security cameras, portable outdoor speakers and new Amazon devices for your smart home.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
Also, in response to the damage, a security camera was installed in the vicinity.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In an article published on Thursday, June 26, Noel Colon of Staten Island spoke to SI Live after Blink security cameras caught the large bird exhibiting fowl behavior in his driveway.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 July 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Smart home tech and electronics: There are deals already available on Beats headphones and outdoor security cameras, portable outdoor speakers and new Amazon devices for your smart home.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
Also, in response to the damage, a security camera was installed in the vicinity.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In an article published on Thursday, June 26, Noel Colon of Staten Island spoke to SI Live after Blink security cameras caught the large bird exhibiting fowl behavior in his driveway.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 July 2025
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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