veillance

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veillance

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Coined by Canadian wearable computing researcher and professor Steve Mann, back-formation from surveillance and sousveillance and McVeillance.

noun

neologism, uncountable The recording of an activity.

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"veillance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/veillance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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veillance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/veillance

Chicago

"veillance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/veillance.

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@misc{veillance_2026,
  title = {veillance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/veillance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}