webcam

or Web·cam

[ web-kam ]

noun
  1. a digital camera whose images are transmitted, often in real time, over the World Wide Web.

Origin of webcam

1
First recorded in 1990–95; (World Wide) Web + cam(era)

Words Nearby webcam

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British Dictionary definitions for webcam

webcam

/ (ˈwɛbˌkæm) /


noun
  1. a camera that transmits still or moving images over the internet

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