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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McDonald said police used security camera video from nearby businesses, combined with information from the Flock camera license plate reader system, to identify the van involved in the heist and locate the suspect in Southfield.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Real-Time Crime Center expanded the department’s security camera network to enable officers to monitor crime in real time in 2024.
—Stella Canino-Quinones, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
Montgomery Police said the entire hit-and-run incident was captured on a neighbor's security camera.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
After the Milpitas City Council approved $60,000 for a home security camera program last month, residents have been calling the police department in high numbers asking how to get one, the city said Thursday.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Real-Time Crime Center expanded the department’s security camera network to enable officers to monitor crime in real time in 2024.
—Stella Canino-Quinones, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
Montgomery Police said the entire hit-and-run incident was captured on a neighbor's security camera.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
After the Milpitas City Council approved $60,000 for a home security camera program last month, residents have been calling the police department in high numbers asking how to get one, the city said Thursday.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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