noun
panopticon
A type of prison design where all inmates can be observed from a central point without knowing whether they are being watched. Used in philosophy, surveillance studies, and architecture.
パノプティコンは、ベンサムが考案した監獄の設計です。
The panopticon is a prison design conceived by Bentham.
現代の監視社会をパノプティコン
There are discussions comparing modern surveillance society to a panopticon.