Words / B1

sees-eet-ee-VEE/ˌsiː siː tiː ˈviː/

CCTV (id: cctv) is closed-circuit television used to film public places (UK abbreviation, usually capitals). Security camera is a transparent twin. Do not write cctv in running text — CCTV. Stations: the assault was caught on CCTV.

Meaning

Closed-circuit television used to film public places (UK).

Examples

• “The assault was caught on station CCTV.”
• “A doorbell camera is not always council CCTV under the same policy.”

Good to know

CCTV (capitals). Twin: a security camera. Crime / councils. Uncountable as a system; cameras are countable. UK news staple.

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