"sousveillance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /suːˈveɪləns/
Etymology: Coined by Steve Mann, from surveillance and French sous (“under”) (as opposed to sur (“over”) as in surveillance). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|sous||under}} French sous (“under”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sousveillance (uncountable)
  1. The recording of an activity from the perspective of participant in the activity. Tags: uncountable Translations (recording): kansalaisvalvonta (Finnish), subveglianza [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-sousveillance-en-noun-pBL-fax2 Disambiguation of 'recording': 87 5 8
  2. Countersurveillance. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sousveillance-en-noun-55G1WhVe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 70 26 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 68 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 73 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 73 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 74 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 78 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 80 16
  3. Veillance by the masses, of the dominant entities. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sousveillance-en-noun-ItRBBNQT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: surveillance, McVeillance, veillance
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