"body camera" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɒdi ˈkæməɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɒdi ˈkæmɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɑdi ˈkæməɹə/ [General-American], /ˈbɑdi ˈkæmɹə/ [General-American], /ˈbɑɾi-/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-body camera.ogg Forms: body cameras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} body camera (plural body cameras)
  1. A video recording system worn on the body, typically used by law enforcement officers to record their interactions with the public, and gather video evidence at crime scenes. Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Machines Synonyms: bodycam, body-worn camera, body-worn video, wearable camera Hyponyms: copcam Translations (video recording system worn on the body): bodycam (Dutch), caméra-piéton [feminine] (French), caméra d’intervention [feminine] (French), caméra mobile [feminine] (French), Body-Cam [feminine] (German), testkamera (Hungarian), búkmyndavél [feminine] (Icelandic), câmara corporal [feminine] (Portuguese), kroppskamera [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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