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often Webcam
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the Internet
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The battery holds up well during long work sessions or binge marathons, and the webcam is reliable for video calls.
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PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
During the trial, the prosecution played a webcam video that Tonantzyn Beltran recorded of the attack.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
All of the Zoo’s animal webcams, including the Giant Panda Cam, will go back online when the Zoo reopens to the public.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, red auroras were visible on a webcam overlooking the Austrian Alps.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
During the trial, the prosecution played a webcam video that Tonantzyn Beltran recorded of the attack.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
All of the Zoo’s animal webcams, including the Giant Panda Cam, will go back online when the Zoo reopens to the public.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, red auroras were visible on a webcam overlooking the Austrian Alps.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 10 Dec. 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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