often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web
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The keyboard also comes with a pairable mouse that automatically shuts off the user’s webcam when it’s placed on an accompanying dock.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
MacBook Deals Apple's latest MacBook Air remains our Editor's Choice pick for ultraportable laptops, thanks to even faster M4 processing, an improved 12-megapixel center webcam, and a quiet, fanless design.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
The webcam will return early summer next year, depending on whether the park has a litter of puppies.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The webcam boasts 12 megapixels which is an upgrade compared to previous models, too.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
MacBook Deals Apple's latest MacBook Air remains our Editor's Choice pick for ultraportable laptops, thanks to even faster M4 processing, an improved 12-megapixel center webcam, and a quiet, fanless design.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
The webcam will return early summer next year, depending on whether the park has a litter of puppies.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The webcam boasts 12 megapixels which is an upgrade compared to previous models, too.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 14 Oct. 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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