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an optical disk, 4 3/4 inches (120 mm ) in diameter, on which program data, music, etc is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set
Compact Disc An impact resistant, transparent, polycarbonate plastic disc with a highly reflective vaporized aluminum surface using a digitally quided laser beam
A music disc holding stereo audio signals, coded with 44,100 samples/sec x 16 bits x 2 channels yielding a bit rate of 1 4Mbits/sec, a higher bit rate than used by Dolby Digital coding, but the same as the DTS bit rate
– Synonym of compact disc read only memory
Widely used optical disk format
An optical disc on which data is encoded OCLC CatCD for Windows stores the Authority File and subsets of records from WorldCat on compact discs The subsets of records are for subject categories, for example, law or medicine
com·pact disc compact discs in AM, also use compact disk Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used. CD a small circular piece of hard plastic on which high-quality recorded sound or large quantities of information can be stored. Molded plastic disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam for the reproduction of recorded sound or other information. Since its commercial introduction in 1982, the audio CD has become the dominant format for high-fidelity recorded music. Digital audio data can be converted to analog form to reproduce the original audio signal (see digital-to-analog conversion). Coinvented by Philips Electronics and Sony Corp. in 1980, the compact disc has expanded beyond audio recordings into other storage-and-distribution uses, notably for computers (CD-ROM) and entertainment systems (videodisc and DVD). An audio CD can store just over an hour of music. A CD-ROM can contain up to 680 megabytes of computer data. A DVD, the same size as traditional CDs, is able to store up to 17 gigabytes of data, such as high-definition digital video files
A small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
This describes the media used by CD-ROM players The data on a compact disc are encoded as a series of dips and raised areas These two states represent binary data the same number system used by microprocessors The CD-ROM player shines a laser beam onto the surface of the disc and measures the light that is reflected back The intensity of the light that is reflected back enables the player to distinguish individual binary digits See CD-ROM
an optical storage device capable of holding up to 650 MB
small disk used for storing computerized information (i.e. computer programs, music, etc.)
An audio disc on which sound is recorded digitally 5 3a, 14 2
A thin metal disc used to digitally store data (such as music, images, or programs) for playback See also CD-ROM
cd
compact disc player
a CD player
compact discs
plural form of compact disc
compact disk
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
Compact Disk
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compact disk
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
compact disk
small disc used for storing computerized information (i.e. computer programs, music, etc.)
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