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Meaning of panopticon

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

panopticon

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. A room for the exhibition of novelties.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/panopticon

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