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Adjective: panoptic  pan'óp-tik
  1. Including everything visible in one view
    "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain used in microscopy"
    - panoptical
     
  2. Broad in scope or content
    "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"
    - across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, wide

See also: comprehensive, seeable, visible

Encyclopedia: Panoptic