Meanings
- abbreviationinitialismartsInitialism of pan, tilt, zoom.
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Flock says it has 120,000 automated license plate reader (ALPR) and pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) cameras deployed throughout the US, capturing tens of billions of data points a month. Flock’s ALPRs automatically scan every license plate that passes them, while the PTZs record live footage that can be reviewed and analyzed.
2026 July 30, T.M. Brown, “Flock cameras are getting mobbed”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2026
plural PTZs
- A camera that can pan, tilt and zoom.
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Flock says it has 120,000 automated license plate reader (ALPR) and pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) cameras deployed throughout the US, capturing tens of billions of data points a month. Flock’s ALPRs automatically scan every license plate that passes them, while the PTZs record live footage that can be reviewed and analyzed.
2026 July 30, T.M. Brown, “Flock cameras are getting mobbed”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2026
Cite this entry
PTZ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PTZ
“PTZ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PTZ. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PTZ,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PTZ.
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