Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veillance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: veil-lance
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The recording of an activity.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Canadian wearable computing researcher and professor Steve Mann, back-formation from surveillance and sousveillance and McVeillance.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

surveillance sousveillance McVeillance

Questions

What does veillance mean?: The recording of an activity.
Where does veillance come from?: Coined by Canadian wearable computing researcher and professor Steve Mann, back-formation from surveillance and sousveillance and McVeillance.

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