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語源

From Web +‎ cam, shortened from camera.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈwɛbˌkæm/

名詞

webcam (plural webcams)

1. (computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.
   • 1996 April 29, Steve Lohr, “Dining Out in Manhattan: How to See and Be Seen”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, page D24:

     And while the Webcams 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”, in BBC News‎:

     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.

上位語

• netcam

動詞

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

1. (intransitive) To take part in a video communication using a webcam.
   • 2014, Robert K. Tanenbaum, Fatal Conceit, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 178:

     I got on his computer and wrote the note. I swear there was nothing on his screen like he was webcamming with her but she must have been recording.

2. (transitive) To film and broadcast with a webcam.
   • 2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 139:

     We should webcam it.

Further reading

• webcam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia