Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geoslavery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: geoslav-ery
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of geolocation and geosurveillance technologies to monitor and control individuals in a coercive or surreptitious manner, with the control being overpowering and uncompensated.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Images of antebellum plantation society aside, geoslavery has become an accepted practice among employers wary of misuse of company vehicles — whether the worker who disappears for an hour is pursuing an extramarital affair or monopolizing a stool at the donut shop[…]"
"As a worst-case scenario, some scholars have also contemplated the possibility of geoslavery in this age of ubiquitous computing[…]"

Etymology

From geo- + slavery, coined by Jerome Dobson and Peter Fisher in 2003 and refined in 2007.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: geo

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does geoslavery mean?: The use of geolocation and geosurveillance technologies to monitor and control individuals in a coercive or surreptitious manner, with the control being overpowering and uncompensated.
Where does geoslavery come from?: From geo- + slavery, coined by Jerome Dobson and Peter Fisher in 2003 and refined in 2007.

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