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panopticon
noun
A circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791
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noun
A circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791
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An area where everything is visible
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