English Explanatory Dictionary

sousveillance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The recording of an activity from the perspective of participant in the activity.
  2. Countersurveillance, inverse surveillance.
  3. Veillance by the masses, of the dominant entities.

Pronunciation

/suːˈveɪləns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sousveillance.wav

Word forms

sousveillance

Etymology

Coined by Canadian wearable computing researcher and professor Steve Mann, from surveillance and French sous (“under”) (as opposed to sur (“over”) as in surveillance).

Related words

surveillance McVeillance veillance
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