webcam
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of webcam
First recorded in 1990–95; (World Wide) Web + cam(era)
Vocabulary lists containing webcam
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit group that oversees the webcam trained on the couple’s nest, announced Wednesday that name submissions are being accepted through April 26 on the group’s website.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Leicestershire Police said it was notified the following day about the webcam at the restaurant chain.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
One person “hooked up a webcam to it and was, like, watching their tomato plants grow,” said Boris Cherny, the head of Claude Code.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
He says he'll be live for 12 hours of the livestream as he no longer has the energy for longer marathon sessions in front of the webcam.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
As nervous as I am, I pick up my laptop, turn it around, and pan the room with its webcam, giving Temple Judea a view of the big auditorium, hung with miles of paper chain.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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