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- noun A form of digital media on a plastic disc read by a laser in a CD drive. It comes in several varieties including
CD-ROM ,CD-R , andCD-RW .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
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