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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespanoptique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa-nɔp-tik
"Le système de surveillance moderne est devenu tout à fait panoptique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or featuring a panopticon; permitting a single observer to view all parts of a space or group of people.
"The modern corporate office often features a panoptical layout that maximizes managerial oversight." - 2
Of or relating to comprehensive, all-seeing surveillance or observation.
"Civil rights activists expressed deep concern over the expansion of panoptical government surveillance technologies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'pan-' (all) and 'optikos' (of or relating to sight), popularized by philosopher Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th century through his design of the panopticon prison. The adjective form emerged in the 19th century to describe structures or systems that permit an observer to watch all prisoners or subjects without them being able to tell whether they are being watched.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Panoptical" is said worldwide
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panoptique
Transliteration: pa-nɔp-tik
"Le système de surveillance moderne est devenu tout à fait panoptique."
panoptisch
Transliteration: pa-ˈnɔp-tɪʃ
"Die Architektur des Gebäudes ist panoptisch angelegt."
panottico
Transliteration: pa-ˈnɔt-ti-ko
"Il controllo panottico limita la privacy dei cittadini."
panóptico
Transliteration: pa-ˈnop-ti-ko
"Vivimos en una sociedad con un carácter panóptico."
panóptico
Transliteration: pa-ˈnɔp-tʃi-ku
"O modelo panóptico foi analisado por vários filósofos."
सर्वदृश्य
Transliteration: sarvdrishya
"आधुनिक डिजिटल तकनीक एक सर्वदृश्य निगरानी तंत्र बन गई है।"
全景式的
Transliteration: quán jǐng shì de
"现代社会越来越具有全景式的监控特点。"
파노옵틱한
Transliteration: pano-opsik-han
"그들은 파노옵틱한 감시 체계 아래에서 일하고 있다."
パノプティコン的
Transliteration: panoputikon-teki
"デジタル社会はパノプティコン的な監視を可能にしている。"
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