webcam

Etymology

From Web +‎ cam, shortened from camera.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛbˌkæm/

Noun

webcam (plural webcams)

1. (computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a network, especially over the World Wide Web.

Verb

webcam (third-person singular simple present webcams, present participle webcamming, simple past and past participle webcammed)

1. To take part in a video communication via webcam.

Etymology

Borrowed from English webcam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛb.kam/

Noun

webcam f (plural webcams)

1. (computing, photography) webcam

Further reading

• “webcam” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from English webcam.

Noun

webcam f (invariable)

1. (computing, photography) webcam

Etymology

Borrowed from English webcam.

Noun

webcam f (plural webcams)

1. (computing) webcam (video camera viewed over a computer network)

Noun

webcam m (plural webcams)

1. webcam