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W0074650 (wĕb′kăm′)n. A digital video camera capable of streaming images to a computer for broadcast over the internet or other network.

[web + cam(era).]

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(ˈwɛbˌkæm) n (Computer Science) a camera that transmits still or moving images over the internet

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webcam - a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internetdigital camera - a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction

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a camera that transmits still or moving images over the internet

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(World-Wide Web, hardware, video)(World-Wide Web camera) Anyvideo camera whose output is available for viewing via theInternet or an intranet. Typically a webcam would be aslow-scan CCD video camera connected to a video capture cardin a computer. Images from the camera are capturedperiodically and made available on a web page. In 1999 thereare hundreds of webcams in operation around the world showingeverything from bedrooms to traffic.

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(WEB CAMera) A front-facing video camera that attaches to a computer typically via USB or that is built into a laptop or desktop screen. It is widely used for Skype and other video calling software as well as to continuously monitor an activity and send it to a Web server for public or private viewing. Webcams purchased as separate peripherals generally have a microphone built into the unit, or an external mike comes in the package.

Webcams vs. Network Cameras
A Webcam attaches to, or is built into, the computer, whereas a "network camera" is a stand-alone unit that connects to an Ethernet network. While the Webcam is commonly used for videophoning with another user, network cameras are used to monitor locations such as stores and offices (see network camera). See Webcamming, Webcam blocker, lifecasting and spycam.

Webcam

A camera with an assigned Internet protocol (IP) address, reachable by persons on the Internet and in possession of the IP address or a Web link.Webcams with remotely controlled pan and zoom features are becoming an important tool for the marketing of commercial properties, especially when potential buyers or tenants may come from anywhere in the nation or the world.

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WEBCAM➣World Wide Web Camera

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noun a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet

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