Cam - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cam :  (noun)
1: a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River [syn: Cam, River Cam, Cam River]
2: a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Cam : \Cam\, a. [See Kam.] Crooked. [Obs.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Cam : 

1. content addressable memory.

2. computer aided manufacturing.

(1999-09-17)



Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Cam :  Common Access Method (SCSI)





Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:

Cam :  Computer Aided Manufacturing





Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:

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