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mcveillance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mcveil-lance
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Surveillance alongside banning people from sousveillance.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

surveillance sousveillance veillance

Questions

What does mcveillance mean?
Surveillance alongside banning people from sousveillance.
Where does mcveillance come from?
Coined by Canadian wearable computing researcher and professor Steve Mann, from surveillance and McDonald's (as opposed to sur (“over”) as in surveillance).

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