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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With no witnesses having come forward so far, Enhance La Jolla is looking for anyone with a security camera pointing at that location to help with the investigation.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
At least 17 others were wounded in the brazen attack, which was captured on security cameras.
—Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
The resident who lives there told KSBW his security camera system sent multiple alerts to his phone, the outlet reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
The suit claims Smokey Robinson assaulted one woman at least 23 times from May 2014 to February 2020, often in places in his home without security cameras.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 28 May 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
At least 17 others were wounded in the brazen attack, which was captured on security cameras.
—Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
The resident who lives there told KSBW his security camera system sent multiple alerts to his phone, the outlet reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
The suit claims Smokey Robinson assaulted one woman at least 23 times from May 2014 to February 2020, often in places in his home without security cameras.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 28 May 2025
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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