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camming en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Contraction of camcording.

Meanings

  1. (slang, uncountable) Camcording; the illegal re-recording of films on camcorder in a cinema.
    • Considering the supposed losses due to camming, the small reward and associated limitations on receiving it are unlikely to encourage employees to make the extra, and perhaps dangerous, effort to stop this illegal conduct. 2009, Robert Bird, Subhash C Jain, The Global Challenge of Intellectual Property Rights:
    • In the United States, federal law as well as 40 state laws can impose harsh penalties for videotaping movies from theater screens, a process known as camming. 2007 February 19, Ian Austen, “Hollywood Gets Tough on Movie Copying in Canada”, in New York Times:
    • Many of the VCDs sold in Asia stem from such camming... 2006, Joan M Van Tassel, Digital rights management:

camming en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

Clipping of camera.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of cam
    form of cam

Relateds

spring-loaded camming device