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a
: a device that consists of a lightproof chamber with an aperture fitted with a lens and a shutter through which the image of an object is projected onto a surface for recording (as on a photosensitive film or an electronic sensor) or for translation into electrical impulses (as for television broadcast)
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2
: the treasury department of the papal curia
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
So the camera is constantly framing boxes within boxes, and people outside those boxes can decide to be on the outside looking in.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
Throngs of press with cameras and microphones were situated outside.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
The Nels have hired private security guards and fortified their property with electric fences and cameras.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camera. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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camera
noun
cam·era
ˈkam-(ə-)rə 
1
: a judge's private office
hearings held in camera
2
: a lightproof box fitted with a lens through which the image of an object is projected onto a surface that is sensitive to light for recording (as on film) or for converting into electrical signals (as for a live television broadcast)
Etymology
from Latin camera "room, chamber"; sense 2 from the scientific Latin phrase camera obscura, literally, "dark chamber" — related to chamber
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