TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

VIDEOVIGILANCIA [1 record]

Record 1 2026-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Video Technology
CONT

Video surveillance is the use of video cameras and other devices to monitor, analyze, and document activities in particular locations.

Key term(s)
  • videosurveillance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Surveillance à distance de lieux publics ou privés, à l'aide de caméras le plus souvent motorisées, qui transmettent les images saisies à un équipement de contrôle qui les reproduit sur un écran.

Key term(s)
  • vidéo-surveillance

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad
  • Técnicas de video
OBS

videovigilancia : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que el elemento compositivo "video-"forma términos como "videojuego", "videoclip" o "videoconsola", todos ellos sin guion ni espacio intermedios.

OBS

vídeovigilancia : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, desaconseja la grafía "vídeovigilancia" porque, aunque "vídeo" como sustantivo lleva tilde en el español europeo, como elemento compositivo se escribe siempre sin acento ortográfico.

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: