CD-ROM
a compact disk on which a large amount of digitized read-only data can be stored.
noun
compact disc read-only memory; a compact disc used with a computer system as a read-only optical disk
1983, in computer jargon; also cd-rom; from compact disc read-only memory.
CD-ROM
(sē’dē’rŏm’)
A compact disk containing permanently stored data that cannot be altered.
An acronym for compact disc-read only memory. Commonly known as CDs, these plastic discs hold information that can be read by laser. (Compare magnetic tape.)
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
compact disc-read-only memory
consumer device, rendered obsolete in months
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a compact disk, usually three inches in diameter, containing one or two popular songs. Contemporary Examples
- Cd tilde
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- Cd-e
compact disc-erasable
- Cd writer
noun (computing) a device on a computer for writing CDs
- Cd-read-write
Compact Disc Rewritable