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webcam
- /ˈwɛbˌkæm/ US
Where it comes from
From Web + cam, shortened from camera.
noun webcams
- A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web. And while the Webcams focused on street scenes and other public gathering spots do seem to occupy an uncertain status as a new medium, they perhaps raise an ethical question: Is this the cinéma vérité of cyberspace or is it private surveillance?
verb webcams · webcamming · webcammed
- To take part in a video communication using a webcam. I got on his computer and wrote the note. I swear there was nothing on his screen like he was webcamming with her but she must have been recording.
- To film and broadcast with a webcam. We should webcam it.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: camera, cam, house, netcam, webcasting, web conference, webcamera, videocam, webchat, webconference, vidcam, telecamera, webphone, webconferencing, webcaster, webcast
Translations
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noun video camera viewed over a network
| Español | cámara web, webcam |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 웹캠 wepkaem, 웹카메라 wepkamera |
| 日本語 | ウェブカム webukamu, ウェブカメラ webukamera |
| 中文 | 攝像頭 /摄像头 shèxiàngtóu, 網路攝影機 /网路摄影机 wǎnglù shèyǐngjī |
| हिन्दी | वेबकैम vebkaim |
| Português | câmara web, webcam |
| Français | webcam, cam, webcaméra |
| Deutsch | Webcam |
| Italiano | webcam |
| Русский | веб-ка́мера vɛb-kámera, ве́бка vɛ́bka |
| Tiếng Việt | webcam |
| العربية | كَامِيرَا وِيب kāmērā web |
Talk about this word "webcam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/webcam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. webcam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/webcam "webcam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/webcam.Cite this
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title = {webcam},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
