webcam

noun

web·​cam ˈweb-ˌkam How to pronounce webcam (audio)
often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web

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Appearing over webcam at a Disney Content Showcase at the event APAC, held in Singapore, the president of the superhero entertainment giant said Avengers: Secret Wars will be a big part of those X-plans. Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024 From the display-glass option to the addition of Apple Intelligence and a new 12-megapixel webcam, the 2024 MacBook Pro manages to improve upon last year's model. Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 But in order to watch it, the website hosting the clip forces you to smile into your webcam the entire time. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024 Indeed, Golden explains that much of her work involves teaching people the two-dimensional quirks of webcams. thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for webcam 

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of webcam was in 1994

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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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webcam

noun
web·​cam ˈweb-ˌkam How to pronounce webcam (audio)
often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web

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