spycam

English

Etymology

From spy +‎ cam.

Noun

spycam (plural spycams)

1. A camera, especially a webcam, used for covert surveillance.
   • 2002, Joan Gorham, Mass Media:

     TV news executives think twice now before authorizing these spycam stories...

   • 2005, Katherine Albrecht, Liz McIntyre, Spychips:

     Transmitting images with a spycam requires a lot of power, and the small size of the cameras means their batteries have a short lifespan.

   • 2008, Peter Watts, Blindsight:

     If they were so curious, they could've just snuck in a spycam.

Anagrams

• scampy