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Mandarin · pinyin shè xiàng tóu

webcam
surveillance camera

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攝: Look up this written character
像: xiàng · a picture, image, figure; to resemble
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
摄: shè · take in, absorb; act as deputy
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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4–4–2 · she4 xiang4 tou2

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noun

camera (for computing or surveillance purposes) — (specifically) (computing) webcam
camera (for computing or surveillance purposes) — (specifically) surveillance camera; CCTV camera; security camera
(Internet slang) a passive, disengaged protagonist within a videogame, who primarily observes the actions of non-player characters while having minimal interaction with the story themselves

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