often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web
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On the right are two more USB-A ports, an audio jack, an Ethernet jack, and a physical shutter switch for the 5MP webcam.
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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Indianapolis and Indiana road conditions Check road conditions, including road closures, crashes and live webcams using Indiana's online Trafficwise map at 511in.org, or visit our gridlock guide page for live traffic cams and more.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
Pandemic Zoom fatigue taught us that slapping a webcam on a three‑hour lecture is torture.
—Pablo Listingart, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Not from glossy magazines or TV networks, but from bedrooms, webcams, and early iterations of social media networks.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Indianapolis and Indiana road conditions Check road conditions, including road closures, crashes and live webcams using Indiana's online Trafficwise map at 511in.org, or visit our gridlock guide page for live traffic cams and more.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
Pandemic Zoom fatigue taught us that slapping a webcam on a three‑hour lecture is torture.
—Pablo Listingart, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Not from glossy magazines or TV networks, but from bedrooms, webcams, and early iterations of social media networks.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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