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camera roll

American  
[kam-ruh rohl, kam-er-uh] / ˈkæm rə ˌroʊl, ˈkæm ər ə /

noun

camera rolls plural
  1. a folder on a smartphone containing all the photographs, screenshots, and videos taken on that device.

  2. a roll of film for use in a camera; film roll.


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You can Marie Kondo your camera roll and shrink future file sizes to slow your data surge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

The company is testing a new AI-powered feature called “Chemistry,” in which people give Tinder permission to analyze their camera roll to learn more about their interests and personality.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Unless you automatically backed up all your Instagram Stories to your phone’s camera roll, you were out of luck.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024

Karl Schneider held up a photo of Amanda from his phone’s camera roll on Wednesday morning, from a trip they had taken together two years ago in Texas.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Whenever it was on, I became huffy, knitting my brows and aggressively scrolling through my camera roll or Twitter in silent protest.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023

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