"closed-circuit television" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: closed-circuit televisions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} closed-circuit television (plural closed-circuit televisions)
  1. A system of television cameras, connected by cable to a control room, used for surveillance. Wikipedia link: closed-circuit television Categories (topical): Television Synonyms: CCTV Translations (system of television): circuit tancat de televisió [masculine] (Catalan), 閉路電視 (Chinese Mandarin), 闭路电视 (bìlù diànshì) (Chinese Mandarin), tv-overvågning [common-gender] (Danish), videoovervågning [common-gender] (Danish), kameravalvonta (Finnish)

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