often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web
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One video posted to X and captured from the webcam at the Kennedy Center caught what appeared to be the midair explosion near the Potomac River.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
Image quality will be lower than more expensive options, but the Tiny SE should still outperform the webcams built into many laptops.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
Video and Audio Protection The idea that some online perv could connect to your webcam and spy on you is enough to give anyone the creeps.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
Thousands of fans who eagerly follow the bird’s antics via webcam were devastated when the lovebirds’ eggs were eaten by ravens in 2023.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
Image quality will be lower than more expensive options, but the Tiny SE should still outperform the webcams built into many laptops.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
Video and Audio Protection The idea that some online perv could connect to your webcam and spy on you is enough to give anyone the creeps.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
Thousands of fans who eagerly follow the bird’s antics via webcam were devastated when the lovebirds’ eggs were eaten by ravens in 2023.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 6 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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