cam

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a camera, especially a small digital camera placed somewhere in order to record what happens there:

With this truly tiny digital cam that holds up to 104 pics in his pocket, he'll never miss another great shot.

You can watch the birds close up via a bird feeder cam streaming live from the wildlife garden.

short for

The petrol engine was a twin cam.

He had a souped-up 1995 Toyota Camry with a dual overhead cam 2.2 litre four-cylinder engine.

abbreviation for complementary and alternative medicine: a wide range of treatments for medical conditions that people use instead of or in addition to ordinary medicine