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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)
b
2
: the treasury department of the papal curia
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And her phone’s camera roll is mostly filled with photos and videos of her smiling baby boy.
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Myung Chun, a Times photographer and avid motorcycle rider, was there when Highway 1 reopened in January and returned in late May with a GoPro camera strapped to his chest and a 360-degree camera mounted on his bike.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Whipping out a camera the moment a restaurant server brings a meal or a favorite performer appears onstage.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
In front of the camera, Kelli Giddish rejoined after being written out in Season 24.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Myung Chun, a Times photographer and avid motorcycle rider, was there when Highway 1 reopened in January and returned in late May with a GoPro camera strapped to his chest and a 360-degree camera mounted on his bike.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Whipping out a camera the moment a restaurant server brings a meal or a favorite performer appears onstage.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
In front of the camera, Kelli Giddish rejoined after being written out in Season 24.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 12 June 2026
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“Camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camera. Accessed 13 Jun. 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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