WEBCAM


Meaning of WEBCAM in English

( NAmE Web·cam ™) / ˈwebkæm; NAmE / noun

a video camera that is connected to a computer so that what it records can be seen on a website as it happens

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WORD ORIGIN

1990s: blend of web in the sense World Wide Web and cam(era) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.