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

“New Horizons” players also will be able to play online with up to 12 other Switch 2 edition players and use a webcam.

From Los Angeles Times

Several webcams are still livestreaming and show activists aboard the ships.

From BBC

But the popular webcams will be shut off, as they have been deemed non-essential by zoo staff.

From BBC

He says he'll be live for 12 hours of the livestream as he no longer has the energy for longer marathon sessions in front of the webcam.

From BBC

Thousands of adoring fans had watched them hatch on a 24-hour webcam that monitors the family and now they were growing up — fast.

From Los Angeles Times