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webcam

American

[web-kam] / ˈwɛbˌkæm /

Or Webcam

noun

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

webcam British

/ ˈwɛbˌkæm /

noun

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)

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Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

One person “hooked up a webcam to it and was, like, watching their tomato plants grow,” said Boris Cherny, the head of Claude Code.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

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 • Sep. 4, 2025

Jackie and Shadow and their lake-view aerie are the subjects of a 24-hour online webcam that has been monitoring the couple since 2018, when Shadow replaced Jackie’s previous mate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2025

“You gotta bring ’em with, mija!” he says as he moves the webcam to show me a med cart that he’s converted into a perfectly organized spice rack.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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