closed-circuit television

English

Noun

closed-circuit television (countable and uncountable, plural closed-circuit televisions)

1. A system of television cameras, connected by cable to a control room, used for surveillance.
   • 1963 January, “News and comment”, in Modern Railways, page 14:

     Holborn Underground Station, on London Transport's Piccadilly and Central Lines, has been equipped with closed-circuit television to help control passenger movement.

Synonyms

• CCTV

Translations

system of television

• Catalan: circuit tancat de televisió m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 閉路電視 / 闭路电视 (zh) (bìlù diànshì), 闭路电视 (zh) (bìlù diànshì)

• Danish: tv-overvågning c, videoovervågning (da) c
• Finnish: kameravalvonta
• French: please add this translation if you can