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Dashcam vs Webcam - What's the difference?

dashcam | webcam |

As nouns the difference between dashcam and webcam

is that dashcam is an auto DVR (digital video recorder), a video camera (cam) mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle, recording traffic ahead (e.g. for insurance claims while webcam is a video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a network, especially over the Internet.

As a verb webcam is

to take part in a video communication via webcam.

dashcam

English

(wikipedia dashcam)

Alternative forms

* dash camera * dashcamera

Noun

(en noun)
  • an auto DVR (digital video recorder), a video camera () mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle, recording traffic ahead (e.g. for insurance claims)

    • See also

    * webcam

    webcam

    English

    (wikipedia webcam)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a network, especially over the Internet.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To take part in a video communication via webcam.
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