Digital sound playback system, now in most homes. There is now a recording system that allows one time recordings to be made as well.
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See also DISK (195), OPTICAL DISK (387), VIDEODISC (570) An optical disk on which programmes, data, images, and/or sound are stored in a digital format. The information can be retrieved using a CD player, sometimes connected to a computer. Audio CDs, CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read-Only Memory) and CD-I (Compact Disk - Interactive) are specific types of ...
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n] - a recording that is smaller than a phonograph record
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compact disc 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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an optical disk approximately 4 in. (12 cm) in diameter, on which a 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. Abbr.: CD &hasp;Cf. optical disk (def. 1).
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