spycam
nounEtymology From spy + cam.
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A camera, especially a webcam, used for covert surveillance.
- TV news executives think twice now before authorizing these spycam stories...2002, Joan Gorham, Mass Media:
- Transmitting images with a spycam requires a lot of power, and the small size of the cameras means their batteries have a short lifespan.2005, Katherine Albrecht, Liz McIntyre, Spychips:
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- If they were so curious, they could've just snuck in a spycam.2008, Peter Watts, Blindsight: