webcam

American  

[web-kam] / ˈwɛbˌkæm /

Or Webcam

noun

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

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webcam British  

/ ˈwɛbˌkæm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of webcam

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

Example Sentences

His torchlit figure is captured on webcam images as he descended from the summit.

From BBC

Jackie, the hatchling from 2011, is now the star of a 24-hour webcam that monitors her and her partner, Shadow, 145 feet up in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times

To communicate, everyone turns on webcams and installs a little-known app called Zoom.

From The Wall Street Journal

The footage shows the streak reflected in the water below, filmed by a webcam at the Heretaunga Boating Club.

From BBC

Leicestershire Police said it was notified the following day about the webcam at the restaurant chain.

From BBC