Portable webcam with microphone, designed for
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webcam (plural webcams
( computing , photography ) video camera whoseoutput may be viewed inreal time over acomputer network , originally theWorld Wide Web .1996 April 29, Steve Lohr, “Dining Out in Manhattan: How to See and Be Seen”, inThe New York Times [1] →ISSN D24 :And while theWebcams focused on street scenes and other public gathering spots do seem to occupy an uncertain status as a new medium, they perhaps raise an ethical question: Is this the cinéma vérité of cyberspace or is it private surveillance?
2020 July 25, Chris Baraniuk, “No end to Covid-19 webcam shortage”, inBBC News [2] As Covid-19 lockdowns took effect around the world, millions turned to remote working and organising virtual hangouts with friends. Overnight,webcams went from mundane computer accessories to gold dust.
video camera viewed over a network
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webcam (third-person singular simple present webcams present participle webcamming simple past and past participle webcammed
( intransitive ) take part in avideo communication using a webcam.2014 Fatal Conceit , Simon and Schuster,→ISBN page178 :I got on his computer and wrote the note. I swear there was nothing on his screen like he waswebcamming with her but she must have been recording.
( transitive ) film andbroadcast with a webcam.2010 Slow Horses , page139 :We shouldwebcam it.
Borrowed fromEnglish webcam
IPA (key ) : /ˈʋɛp.kɛm/ Hyphenation:web‧cam webcam m plural webcams diminutive webcammetje n
webcam [late 1990s] Borrowed fromEnglish webcam
webcam f plural webcams
( computing , photography ) webcam Synonyms: cam webcaméra Unadapted borrowing fromEnglish webcam
webcam f invariable
( computing , photography ) webcam Unadapted borrowing fromEnglish webcam
webcam f plural webcams
( computing ) webcam ( video camera viewed over a computer network ) Synonym: câmara web webcam m plural webcams
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