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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As the suspect shoves her around, security cameras showed Kostanyan's wife grab a laundry cart to shield herself as an employee stands close behind her.
—Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
But, prosecutors said security camera footage and eyewitness testimony counters the self-defense claim.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Maillard said the network also expands the city’s ability to have security cameras in the downtown area.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
On the upper floor of the facility, several dozen men started covering up security cameras and breaking windows.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
But, prosecutors said security camera footage and eyewitness testimony counters the self-defense claim.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Maillard said the network also expands the city’s ability to have security cameras in the downtown area.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
On the upper floor of the facility, several dozen men started covering up security cameras and breaking windows.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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