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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation compact disk–rewritable

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  • noun Initialism of Compact Disk - Read Writable. A form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from a plastic disc. It can be written to multiple times.

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