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PANOPTICON [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- panopticon building
1, record 1, English, panopticon%20building
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- panopticon 2, record 1, English, panopticon
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A building with corridors which radiate from a central point. 1, record 1, English, - panopticon%20building
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conception architecturale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bâtiment panoptique
1, record 1, French, b%C3%A2timent%20panoptique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bâtiment (pénitentiaire, hospitalier, etc.) dont, d'un poste d'observation interne, on peut embrasser du regard tout l'intérieur. 1, record 1, French, - b%C3%A2timent%20panoptique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- panopticon
1, record 2, English, panopticon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- panopticon jail 2, record 2, English, panopticon%20jail
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a prison built radially so that a guard at a central position can see all the prisoners. 3, record 2, English, - panopticon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
panopticon, architectural form for a prison designed by Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th century. It consisted of a circular, glass-roofed, tanklike structure with cells along the external wall facing toward a central rotunda; guards stationed in the rotunda could keep all the inmates in the surrounding cells under constant surveillance. 4, record 2, English, - panopticon
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pan-opticon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prison panoptique
1, record 2, French, prison%20panoptique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bâtiment pénitentiaire panoptique 2, record 2, French, b%C3%A2timent%20p%C3%A9nitentiaire%20panoptique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Panoptique. Se dit d'un bâtiment (pénitentiaire, hospitalier, etc.) dont d'un poste d'observation interne, on peut embrasser du regard tout l'intérieur. 3, record 2, French, - prison%20panoptique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
panoptique : Se dit d'un établissement carcéral (prison, maison de correction, etc.) aménagé de telle sorte que le surveillant puisse voir chaque détenu dans sa cellule sans être vu lui-même. Prison, système panoptique. 1, record 2, French, - prison%20panoptique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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