often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web
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The allegations stem from when Tate was living in England from 2013 to 2015, which was during the early stages of launching an adult webcam business.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 29 May 2025
For students using Chromebooks in the classroom, Google has enabled hands-free navigation with Face control, which uses the webcam to track facial movements.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025
As damage, fatality reports and pictures start to shed light on the situation, startling images from a webcam in the St. Louis Arch and personal phones signaled the dire conditions facing one of the nation’s most populated cities.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Ashampoo’s lightweight app gives you one-click control over your webcam and microphone without digging through your settings or task manager.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 29 May 2025
For students using Chromebooks in the classroom, Google has enabled hands-free navigation with Face control, which uses the webcam to track facial movements.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025
As damage, fatality reports and pictures start to shed light on the situation, startling images from a webcam in the St. Louis Arch and personal phones signaled the dire conditions facing one of the nation’s most populated cities.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Ashampoo’s lightweight app gives you one-click control over your webcam and microphone without digging through your settings or task manager.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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webcam
noun
web·cam
ˈweb-ˌkam 
often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web
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