[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

panopticon \panop"ticon\, n. nl. see pan-, and optic.
   1913 webster
   1. a prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of
      the prisoners at all times, without being seen.
      1913 webster

   2. a room for the exhibition of novelties.
      1913 webster
see also:
pan- optic 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

panopticon
     n 1: an area where everything is visible
     2: a circular prison with cells distributed around a central
        surveillance station; proposed by jeremy bentham in 1791

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