web·cam  (wěb'kām')  n. A digital camera capable of downloading images to a computer for transmission over the Internet or other network. [web + cam(era).] |
webcam World-Wide Web, hardware, video
(World-Wide Web camera) Any video camera whose output is available for viewing via the Internet or an intranet. Typically a webcam would be a slow-scan CCD video camera connected to a video capture card in a computer. Images from the camera are captured periodically and made available on a web page. In 1999 there are hundreds of webcams in operation around the world showing everything from bedrooms to traffic.
[List?]
(1999-01-11)