digital camera

noun

: a camera that records images as digital data instead of on film

Examples of digital camera in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of digital camera was in 1976

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“Digital camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digital%20camera. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

digital camera

noun
: a camera that records images as digital data instead of on film
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