video intercom

See-and-speak entry

A video intercom is a communication system that allows people to see and speak with someone at a door or entrance before granting access.

Common in apartment buildings and gated communities, it combines a camera, speaker, and microphone: The video intercom showed a delivery driver waiting at the gate.

Modern versions connect to smartphones.

Related

gate · apartment · visitor · security · security system · call · answer · buzz in · unlock · speaker · microphone · lobby · apartment building · building · tenant · delivery · ring · two-way

Opposites
communication modality

video intercomtelephone

Voice communication device

walkie-talkie · buzzer · door knocker · PA system · call box

technological sophistication

video intercomdoor knocker

Mounted striking device

peephole · door chain · mail slot · doorbell

mediated vs. direct contact

video intercomopen-door policy

Unrestricted access principle

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G