webcam
noun [C] /ˈweb.kæm/Definition
B1 a camera that records moving pictures and sound and allows these to be broadcast on the internet as they happenInternet terminology and abbreviations
(Definition of webcam noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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