smart doorbell

noun

A doorbell equipped with a camera, microphone, motion sensor, etc. allowing the homeowner to see and communicate with the person at the door by means of a smartphone.

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video doorbell
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Meanings

nounsmart doorbell (plural smart doorbells)

plural smart doorbells

  1. A doorbell equipped with a camera, microphone, motion sensor, etc. allowing the homeowner to see and communicate with the person at the door by means of a smartphone.

    There are, of course, smart speakers (which roughly a quarter of American homes have) and smart thermostats, as well as smart thermometers, smart mattress covers, smart coffee makers, smart doorbells, and even, yes, smart toasters.

    2018 December 18, Joe Pinsker, “The Coming Commodification of Life at Home”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2019

    Synonyms: video doorbell

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA doorbell equipped with a camera, microphone, motion sensor, etc. allowing the homeowner to see and communicate with the person at the door by means of a smartphone.

Similar
video doorbell
Also see
video doorbell
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Chicago

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