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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cam \Cam\ (k[a^]m), n. [Dan. kam comb, ridge; or cf W., Gael., and Ir., cam bent. See 1st {Comb}.] 1. (Med.) a A turning or sliding piece which by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion to or receives such motion from a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it b A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together. c A projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to another piece against which it acts From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cam \Cam\, a. [See {Kam}.] Crooked. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cam n : shaped rotating disk to convert circular into linear motion From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: CAM 1.{content addressable memory}. 2. {computer aided manufacturing}. (1999-09-17) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: CAM Common Access Method (SCSI) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing
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