Meaning of CCTV | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of Closed-Circuit TeleVision; video surveillance.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2. Initialism of China Central Television.
   China, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Examples

“Two months later Devon walked into Khandi’s Gem Express and Jewellery on the high road, with a kid from south Kilburn, Curtis Ainger, and a gun. Smile, you’re on CCTV. Nineteen when he went in. Twenty-three, this summer.”

“There is CCTV in the coach, so anyone planning to pilfer a flapjack may well be seen!”

““I think it’s fair to anticipate that the use of CCTV and facial recognition technology in Hong Kong will begin to look a lot like those in mainland China over time,” she said.”

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