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

Derived forms: panopticons

See also: panoptical

Type of: area, prison, prison house

Encyclopedia: Panopticon

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