different between surveillance vs sousveillance

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French surveillance (“a watching over, overseeing, supervision”), from surveiller (“to watch, oversee”), from sur- (“over”) + veiller (“to watch”), from Middle French, from Old French veillier (“to stay awake”), from Latin vigil?re, present active infinitive of vigil? (“I am watchful”). More at vigilant.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s???ve?.l?ns/

Noun

surveillance (countable and uncountable, plural surveillances)

1. Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
2. Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.
3. (military, espionage) Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means.
4. (law) In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.

Derived terms

Related terms

• surveil

Translations

See also

• wiretapping
• shadowing
• tailing
• lookout (act)
• sousveillance

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French surveillance.

Pronunciation

Noun

surveillance f (plural surveillances)

1. stakeout

French

Etymology

From surveiller +? -ance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy?.v?.j??s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

surveillance f (plural surveillances)

1. surveillance
2. supervision

Derived terms

• Comité de surveillance des activités de renseignement de sécurité

Descendants

• ? Dutch: surveillance
• ? English: surveillance

Further reading

• “surveillance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su??ve?l?ns/

Noun

sousveillance (uncountable)

1. The recording of an activity from the perspective of a participant in the activity.

Translations

Related terms

• surveillance

French

Etymology

From English sousveillance, coined by Steve Mann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.v?.j??s/

Noun

sousveillance f (plural sousveillances)

1. sousveillance

Related terms

• surveillance