panopticon
pa·nop·ti·con
noun
2.
a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791
Origin
From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visible”). Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1787.
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