compact disc

English

A compact disc in its jewel box.
An assortment of various compact discs and their jewel boxes.

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Pronunciation

  • /ˌkɒmpækt ˈdɪsk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

compact disc (plural compact discs)

  1. A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.
    Synonym: CD
    Hyponyms: CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW
    Coordinate term: DVD

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