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often Webcam
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the Internet
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The display is sharp and clear, and the 1080 webcam works well.
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Watch a live webcam from the park HERE.
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The preservation group set up a webcam in Big Bear Lake Forest in 2016, located a hundred miles northeast of Los Angeles.
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Check the pier's webcam to see a sneak peek of the day's conditions before heading out.
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Watch a live webcam from the park HERE.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The preservation group set up a webcam in Big Bear Lake Forest in 2016, located a hundred miles northeast of Los Angeles.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
Check the pier's webcam to see a sneak peek of the day's conditions before heading out.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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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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