Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Cam \Cam\, a. [See {Kam}.]
   Crooked. [Obs.]

Source : WordNet®

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

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

CAM
     
        1.  {content addressable memory}.
     
        2.  {computer aided manufacturing}.
     
        (1999-09-17)