Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation closed-circuit television
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- initialism Closed Circuit Television
- initialism China Central Television
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Examples
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They get angry, the CCTV is the last thing they are thinking about.
Archive 2008-01-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Internet game that awards points for people spotting real crimes on CCTV is branded 'snooper's paradise'
Boing Boing 2009
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Earlier, the court was shown CCTV from the platform at Liverpool Street of the Circle Line train, which would, seconds later, explode at Aldgate.
7/7 footage at inquest shows final bomber Hasib Hussain Karen McVeigh 2010
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The above video is CCTV from a custody area (far too small for my liking).
Think About Your Searching! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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However, the inquest was shown CCTV from the Ambassador Hotel, and the British Medical Association, where the bus can be seen passing, and then, moments later, people are seen ducking for cover as the bomb explodes out of sight.
7/7 footage at inquest shows final bomber Hasib Hussain Karen McVeigh 2010
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This kind of conversation is very meaningful and concrete, a lot more fruitful than 100 items in CCTV news broadcast. superstar: 感谢Rebecca。
Global Voices in English » China: Dialogue with Anti-CNN 2009
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Richard's Kingdom declared that CCTV is out of control in the UK and must be stopped.
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Another blogger, lyngle, also pointed out that CCTV is not fair towards google. cn and he compared the image search result between google. cn and baidu. com by searching “mm” (standing for girls).
Global Voices in English » CCTV’s propaganda campaign against Google.cn 2009
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Yeah, CCTV is all over the shop but we still know how to have fun.
Think Progress » Steele on serving as RNC chair: God has ‘placed me here for a reason.’ 2010
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Having said that …. there is NO point in CCTV because the Courts in England never punish anyone anyway.
Norfolk Constabulary. Pants On Fire. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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