often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web
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Aside from this webcam bump, the display is surrounded by 5mm-wide bezels, which practically disappear when viewing the screen.
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PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Two of the women worked for Tate's webcam business.
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Two of the women were allegedly in relationships with Tate in 2013 and 2014, while the other two worked for his webcam business, The Independent reported.
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PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Two of the women worked for Tate's webcam business.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Two of the women were allegedly in relationships with Tate in 2013 and 2014, while the other two worked for his webcam business, The Independent reported.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The Snapdragon's neural processing unit (NPU) allows for special webcam effects in the Windows Camera app, but that's about it.
—PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 6 May. 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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