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cam⋅cord⋅er

[kam-kawr-der]
–noun Television.
a lightweight hand-held television camera with an incorporated VCR, forming a compact self-contained unit.

Origin:
cam(era) + (re)corder
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cam·cord·er   (kām'kôr'dər)   
n.  A lightweight, handheld video camera, especially one that records data in digital form onto a storage device such as a videotape, DVD, or hard disk.

[cam(era) + (re)corder.]
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Word Origin & History

camcorder 
1982, from camera and recorder.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
camcorder
video camera recorder
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