1. 
[syn: Cam, River Cam, Cam River]
2.  a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion; 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
          [1913 Webster]
   Note: Cams are much used in machinery involving complicated,
         and irregular movements, as in the sewing machine, pin
         machine, etc.
         [1913 Webster]
   2. A ridge or mound of earth. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
      [1913 Webster]
   Cam wheel (Mach.), a wheel with one or more projections
      (cams) or depressions upon its periphery or upon its face;
      one which is set or shaped eccentrically, so that its
      revolutions impart a varied, reciprocating, or
      intermittent motion.
      [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cam \Cam\, a. [See Kam.]
   Crooked. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cam
    n 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
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
CAM
       Common Access Method (SCSI)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
CAM
       Computer Aided Manufacturing
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
CAM
       Conditional Access Modul (DVB, CI)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
CAM
       Content Addressable Memory (ethernet, Switch, IC)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
CAM
   1.  content addressable memory.
   2.  computer aided manufacturing.