policing
English edit
Noun edit
policing (countable and uncountable, plural policings)
- Monitoring or regulation.
- Patrolling by the police.
- Maintenance of public order.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
monitoring or regulation
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patrolling by the police
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maintenance of public order
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See also edit
Verb edit
policing
- present participle and gerund of police
- 2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:
- The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.