holocam

English

Etymology

From holo- +‎ cam (“a camera”).

Noun

holocam (plural holocams)

1. (science fiction) A device capable of capturing three-dimensional images in the form of a hologram.
   • 2009 April 12, Aaron Allston, Outcast, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 27:

     He kept up his cheerful demeanor. It wouldn't do for any of the holocams to see him looking irritable, for any recordings of such a response would appear on the news broadcasts.

References

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “holocam, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.