webcam
webcam — noun
1. a small digital camera that is either built into a computer or attached to one,
a small digital camera that is either built into a computer or attached to one, used to send live video and audio over the internet so that other people can see and hear what is happening
Haruto turned on his webcam so his classmates could see his science project.
collocation: turn on a webcam
During the video call, Quan's webcam stopped working right before his interview.
Ayana bought a ring light to improve the picture from her webcam.
The webcam light turns on automatically whenever the video app opens.
Stefan adjusted his webcam so that the sunlight did not hide his face.
- video camera
a broader term for any camera that records moving images, not necessarily connected to the internet for live streaming
- web camera
the full written form of the word, used much less often in everyday speech