closed-circuit television
use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place on a limited set of monitors
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Summary
closed-circuit television is a monitoring[1]. It draws 5,977 Wikipedia views per month (monitoring category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: monitoring network[3]
- Subclass of: television[4], video surveillance[5], security technology[6]
- Part of: Security System[7], monitoring network[8]
- Has use: video surveillance[9]
- Commons category: Video surveillance[10]
- Said to be the same as: video surveillance[11], closed-circuit television[12]
- Has part(s): video camera[13], computer monitor[14], digital video recorder[15], recording medium[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Video surveillance[17]
- Commons gallery: CCTV[18]
- Title: Closed-circuit television | technology[19]
- Different from: China Central Television[20], closed-circuit television camera[21], terrestrial television[22], webcam[23], IP camera[24]
- Uses: closed-circuit television camera[25], monitor[26], digital video recorder[27], Network Video Recorder[28]
- Has goal: public security[29], monitoring[30], deterrence[31], crime prevention[32]
Why It Matters
closed-circuit television has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]