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surveillance
noun
-
surveillance
the
careful
and
continuous
watching
of
people
,
places
,
or
activities
,
usually
by
the
police
,
military
,
or
security
services
to
collect
information
or
prevent
crime
•
The
police
kept
the
suspect
under
surveillance
day
and
night
.
The
police
kept
the
suspect
under
surveillance
day
and
night
.
•
Airport
security
relies
on
constant
surveillance
to
spot
threats
.
Airport
security
relies
on
constant
surveillance
to
spot
threats
.
Borrowed
into
English
in
the
late
18th
century
from
French
“
surveillance
,”
literally
“
oversight
,”
from
“
sur
” (
over
)
+
“
veiller
” (
to
watch
).
noun
-
surveillance
the
systematic
collection
and
analysis
of
data
about
the
spread
of
diseases
or
other
health-related
events
to
guide
public
health
decisions
•
Flu
surveillance
helps
doctors
predict
outbreaks
each
winter
.
Flu
surveillance
helps
doctors
predict
outbreaks
each
winter
.
•
Global
surveillance
detected
the
new
virus
early
.
Global
surveillance
detected
the
new
virus
early
.
Same
origin
as
general
sense
,
applied
to
medicine
in
the
early
20th
century
when
systematic
disease
tracking
became
essential
for
public
health
.