panopticon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visible”). Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1791.
Noun[edit]
panopticon (plural panopticons)
- A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for someone in a cell to know if they are being watched.
- A room for the exhibition of novelties.
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:panopticon.
Translations[edit]
type of prison
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room for the exhibition of novelties
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