surveillance — meaning in English
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English meaning
- monitoring noun The ongoing act of watching, checking, or tracking something to catch changes or problems.
- supervision noun The act of overseeing or directing work or people.
- surveillance noun Close, ongoing observation of a person, group, or place, especially to gather information or watch for wrongdoing.
Senses
surveillance is used for these senses in English:
- invigilation The act of watching or invigilating.
- monitoring The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.
- supervision (uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.
- surveillance Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.