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.
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   Note: Cams are much used in machinery involving complicated,
         and irregular movements, as in the sewing machine, pin
         machine, etc.
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   2. A ridge or mound of earth. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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   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.
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	Cam \Cam\, a. [See Kam.]
   Crooked. [Obs.]
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	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

	

	CAM
       Computer Aided Manufacturing

	

	CAM
       Common Access Method (SCSI)

	

	CAM
       Conditional Access Modul (DVB, CI)

	

	CAM
       Content Addressable Memory (ethernet, Switch)

	

	CAM

   1.  content addressable memory.

   2.  computer aided manufacturing.