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compact disk

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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.

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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synonyms (2)

Words with the same meaning

  1. CD
  2. compact disc

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. optical disc
  2. optical disk
  3. recording

hyponyms (8)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. CD-ROM
  2. audio cd
  3. audio compact disc
  4. cd-r
  5. cd-wo
  6. compact disc read-only memory
  7. compact disc recordable
  8. compact disc write-once

forms (4)

Forms

  1. CD-R
  2. CD-ROM
  3. CD-RW
  4. VCD

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. DVD

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