surveillance
[ ser-vey-luh ns, -veyl-yuh ns ]
/ sərˈveɪ ləns, -ˈveɪl yəns /
noun
a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
continuous observation of a place, person, group, or ongoing activity in order to gather information: video cameras used for covert surveillance.
See also electronic surveillance.
attentive observation, as to oversee and direct someone or something: increased surveillance of patients with chronic liver disease.
Origin of surveillance
OTHER WORDS FROM surveillance
coun·ter·sur·veil·lance, nounWords nearby surveillance
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British Dictionary definitions for surveillance
surveillance
/ (sɜːˈveɪləns) /
noun
close observation or supervision maintained over a person, group, etc, esp one in custody or under suspicion
Derived forms of surveillance
surveillant, adjective, nounWord Origin for surveillance
C19: from French, from
surveiller to watch over, from
sur-
1 +
veiller to keep watch (from Latin
vigilāre; see
vigil)
Medical definitions for surveillance
surveillance
[ sər-vā′ləns ]
n.
Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion.
The act of observing or the condition of being observed.
The collection, collation, analysis, and dissemination of data.
A type of observational study that involves continuous monitoring of disease occurrence within a population.