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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, and CD-RW.

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  • 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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