PANOPTICON

PRONUNCIATION: (pan-OP-ti-kon, puh-NAHP-ti-kahn)

MEANING: noun:
1. A circular prison with a watchtower in the center so that any inmate can be observed from a single point.
2. A place marked by constant surveillance.

ETYMOLOGY: The design of such a prison was proposed by the utilitarian and philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1787. From Greek pan (all) + optikon (sight, seeing). Earliest documented use: 1787.
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ANOPTICON - a magnifying device with no lenses in it (per Isaac Asimov)

PA? NO PAT ICON - when the states each selected a logo, Pennsylvania couldn't decide what theirs should be

PAIN-OPTICON - my hearing aids hurt my ears