often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web
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The left flank also holds an HDMI monitor port and a headphone jack, with a 5Gbps USB-A connection, a power button, and a tiny toggle switch for the webcam on the right side.
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PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
The public can watch the manatees online through the Save the Manatee Club’s above- and underwater webcams, available 24/7 at ManaTV.org.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
The software and webcam are compatible with lots of popular platforms like OBS, Twitch, Kick and Zoom.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Both were positioned in front of their webcam, with American flags visible behind them.
—Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
The public can watch the manatees online through the Save the Manatee Club’s above- and underwater webcams, available 24/7 at ManaTV.org.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
The software and webcam are compatible with lots of popular platforms like OBS, Twitch, Kick and Zoom.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Both were positioned in front of their webcam, with American flags visible behind them.
—Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 22 Feb. 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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