watch floor
n.— «The main working area of the TSCC is the watch floor. The 10,000-square-foot room is equipped with an elaborate briefing and display system. Large plasma screens fill one side of the room, which is known as the “knowledge wall.”» —“From Small Clues to Big Picture” by Teresa Anderson Security Management June, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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