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 * Cam (singer), American country singer Camaron Marvel Ochs (born 1984) * Killa Cam, former stage name of American rapper Cam'ron (born 1976)

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), a bootleg recording of a film recorded in a movie theater * Cam (film), ''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 Watanabe, Cameron "Cam" Watanabe, a character in ''Power Rangers: Ninja Storm'' known as the Green Samurai Ranger * Cameron Tucker (Modern Family), 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 * Autodromo (company), Carrozzeria Autodromo Modena, an Italian bus manufacturer * 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 (2005), 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)