🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

원격 감시

Pronunciation / Transliteration: won-gyeok gam-si

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Remote surveillance/rɪˈmoʊt sɜːrˈveɪ.ləns/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"원격 감시 시스템을 통해 공장을 실시간으로 확인할 수 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The monitoring of behavior, activities, or other changing information from a distance, typically utilizing electronic equipment such as cameras, sensors, and internet transmission.

    "The facility relies on remote surveillance to maintain security across the entire industrial campus during off-hours."
  2. 2

    The practice of observing patients, wildlife, or ecological systems via connected technological devices without physical presence.

    "Remote surveillance of endangered animal populations helps researchers track migration patterns without disturbing natural habitats."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound derived from 'remote' (originating from Latin 'remotus', past participle of 'removere', meaning 'to remove or step back') and 'surveillance' (from French 'surveiller', combining 'sur-' meaning 'over' and 'veiller' meaning 'to watch', derived from Latin 'vigilare'). Emerging in the late 20th century with the advancement of telecommunications and digital closed-circuit television systems, it initially described military and industrial monitoring before expanding into consumer and urban security contexts.

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🇫🇷French → English

surveillance à distance

Transliteration: syr.vɛ.jɑ̃s a dis.tɑ̃s

"La surveillance à distance permet de sécuriser les locaux la nuit."

🇩🇪German → English

Fernüberwachung

Transliteration: /ˈfɛʁnʔyːbɐˌwaخʊŋ/

"Die Fernüberwachung schützt das Firmengelände vor Einbrüchen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

sorveglianza a distanza

Transliteration: sor.veʎˈʎan.tsa a disˈtan.tsa

"Il sistema di sorveglianza a distanza è attivo ventiquattr'ore su ventiquattro."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

videovigilancia remota

Transliteration: bi.deo.βi.xiˈlan.西亚 reˈmo.ta

Script: vigilancia remota

"La vigilancia remota es esencial para la seguridad moderna."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

vigilância remota

Transliteration: vi.ʒiˈlɐ̃.si.ɐ ʁeˈmɔ.tɐ

"A vigilância remota ajuda a reduzir os custos operacionais de segurança."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

दूरवर्ती निगरानी

Transliteration: doorvarti nigrani

"सुरक्षा के लिए दूरवर्ती निगरानी का उपयोग किया जाता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

远程监控

Transliteration: yuǎnchéng jiānkòng

"该设施使用远程监控系统来保障安全。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

원격 감시

Transliteration: won-gyeok gam-si

"원격 감시 시스템을 통해 공장을 실시간으로 확인할 수 있습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

遠隔監視

Transliteration: enkaku kanshi

"工場では遠隔監視システムが導入されています。"

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