Cam Explained

Cam or CAM may refer to:

Science and technology

Cam (mechanism), a mechanical linkage which translates motion
Camshaft, a shaft with a cam
Camera or webcam, a device that records images or video

In computing

Computer-aided manufacturing, the use of software to control machine tools
CAM Table, to find where to forward a data packet
Categorical abstract machine in applicative computing
Computer-aided mural, by digital printing
Conditional-access module, to access scrambled TV programs
Content-addressable memory
Content Assembly Mechanism, for information exchange

In biology

Crassulacean acid metabolism, a plant carbon-fixing pathway
Calmodulin (CaM), a calcium-binding protein
Cell adhesion molecule, proteins on cell surfaces
Chorioallantoic membrane, in developing eggs
CAM clade, under Diaphoretickes, consisting of Cryptista, Archaeplastida, Microheliella maris

Other science and technology uses

Camelopardalis, a constellation, abbreviated Cam
Centrifuge Accommodations Module of the International Space Station (canceled)
Cockpit area microphone, part of an aircraft's cockpit voice recorder
CAM boot, controlled ankle movement walking boot

People

Cam (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname
Killa Cam, former stage name of Cam'ron (born 1976), American rapper
Cam (singer) (born 1984), American country singer Camaron Marvel Ochs

Places

Çam, Akyurt, Ankara Province, Turkey, a neighborhood of the District of Akyurt
Cam, Gloucestershire, a village and civil parish in England
Cam Loch, Scotland
Cam Mountains, An Giang Province, Vietnam
Cam River (disambiguation)
Cam Brook a small river in Somerset, England

Arts and entertainment

Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM), cultural initiative begun in London, England, 1966–c. 1972
Cam (bootleg), motion picture recording
Cam (film), a 2018 American horror-thriller film
Churchie Awards in Media, art awards at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, Australia
Charles Augustus Magnussen, fictional character from Sherlock, owning CAM News
Cameron "Cam" Watanabe, a character in Power Rangers: Ninja Storm known as the Green Samurai Ranger
Cameron "Cam" Tucker, a character from comedy series Modern Family

Businesses and organizations

Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, a Spanish savings bank
Cam FM, University of Cambridge radio station
CAM (record company), aka CAM Jazz
CAM Community School District, a school district in Iowa
Center for Advanced Materials, a research center at Qatar University
Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco, Monegasque transport company
Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco, an indigenous Mapuche organization in Chile
Compagnie Aerienne du Mali, now Air Mali
Comité d'Action Musulman, a former political party in Mauritius

Museums

Cartoon Art Museum, an art museum in San Francisco, California, US
Castle Air Museum, an air museum in Atwater, California, US
Chinese American Museum, an ethnic museum in Los Angeles, US
Cincinnati Art Museum, an art museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Chinese Association of Museums, Taiwan

In sport and recreation

CAM the Ram, mascot of the athletic teams of Colorado State University
CAM Timișoara, a former football club (1911–1949) based in Timişoara, Romania
Clube Atlético Mineiro, a popular Brazilian football team
Cam ECS-12, a 2014 Nerf Blaster released under the N-Strike Elite series
In climbing, a spring-loaded camming device
Central attacking midfielder, a position in association football

Military

CAM ship (Catapult Aircraft Merchantman), World War II
Corpo d'Armata Motocorazzato, an Italian Army corps, World War II

Codes

Camberley railway station, England, station code
Camberwell railway station, Melbourne, Australia, station code
Cambodia, IOC country code
Cambridgeshire, England, Chapman code
Camden Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot, South Carolina, US, Amtrak station code
Camai Air a US airline, ICAO designator (see Airline codes-C)

Other uses

Common area maintenance charges, a leasing term
Complementary and alternative medicine
Tropical Storm Cam (1996)
Tropical Storm Cam (1999)

See also