closed-circuit
Not publicly broadcast
Closed-circuit describes a system where signals travel through a contained loop rather than broadcasting openly.
A closed-circuit television (CCTV) system sends video to specific monitors rather than transmitting publicly: The store's closed-circuit cameras captured the theft.
The term comes from electrical circuits that form complete, unbroken paths.
Surveillance camera network
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- camerasVisual recording devices
- securityProtection from threat
- observationAttentive watching or remark
recording · footage · video · watchfulness · detection · evidence · guarding · screening
Broadcast viewing device
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- feedSupply with sustenance
video · audio · analog · digital · encoder · decoder · multiplexer · coaxial
Curve closing on itself
- recirculationRepeated flow through system
- feedbackReturned response data
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
circulation · pathway · integration · control · network · self-contained · internal · isolated
Transformed into cipher
- protectedKept from harm
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- shieldedProtected from harm
- restrictedLimited in scope
authentication · isolated · internal · tamper-proof · dedicated · local
CCTV
Surveillance camera network
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- camerasVisual recording devices
- securityProtection from threat
observation · recording · footage · video · watchfulness · detection · evidence · guarding · screening · patrol
television
Broadcast viewing device
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
feed · video · audio · analog · digital · encoder · decoder · multiplexer · coaxial · receiver
loop
Curve closing on itself
- recirculationRepeated flow through system
- feedbackReturned response data
- flowUnbroken forward movement
cycle · circulation · pathway · integration · control · network · self-contained · internal · isolated · contained
encrypted
Transformed into cipher
restricted · authentication · isolated · internal · tamper-proof · dedicated · local
closed-circuitbroadcast
Transmitted media signal
open-air · over-the-air · network television · streaming · satellite transmission
closed-circuitopen-loop
Without feedback control
interconnected · networked · distributed · public network · open system
closed, circuit, close, closes, closing, closer, closest, closeness, closure