panoptic
/pænˈɑptɪk/
adjective
- Showing or seeing the whole view at once; all-seeing or comprehensive in scope.
- The panoptic design of the control room allowed the operator to monitor every camera feed.
- From the tower, the guard had a panoptic view of the entire prison yard.
- The author's panoptic analysis covered every aspect of the political system.
- Relating to a type of prison design (the Panopticon) where all inmates can be observed from a single central point.
- The panoptic layout of the jail meant prisoners never knew when they were being watched.
- The architect studied panoptic principles to design a more efficient correctional facility.
- Philosophers often discuss the panoptic model as a symbol of surveillance in modern society.
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