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panopticon meaning and definition

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PANOPTICON noun

Definition of panopticon (noun)

  1. an area where everything is visible
  2. a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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