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often Webcam
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the Internet
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By March, 2015, Tate had moved his webcam operation to Hitchin, a market town outside Luton.
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Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Above the display is a webcam, with Windows Hello facial recognition; the reps would not share further details, such as the native resolution.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
According to an article in Wired from 2008, in the early 2000s Bruichladdich had webcams installed to allow fans to monitor the activities at the distillery.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 June 2026
Almost all of Logitech’s webcams support the Switch 2.
—Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 28 May 2026
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Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Above the display is a webcam, with Windows Hello facial recognition; the reps would not share further details, such as the native resolution.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
According to an article in Wired from 2008, in the early 2000s Bruichladdich had webcams installed to allow fans to monitor the activities at the distillery.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 June 2026
Almost all of Logitech’s webcams support the Switch 2.
—Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 28 May 2026
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 14 Jun. 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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