closed-circuit television
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closed-circuit television
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So called because of the contrast between broadcast use (the typical use of television, especially when this name was coined) and private use closed off to others.
noun closed-circuit televisions
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A system of television cameras used for surveillance, connected to a control room (originally by cables and today either by cables or by secure wireless).
Holborn Underground Station, on London Transport's Piccadilly and Central Lines, has been equipped with closed-circuit television to help control passenger movement.
Similar: CCTV
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noun system of television
| 中文 | 閉路電視 /闭路电视 bìlù diànshì |
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