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CD-ROM

[see-dee-rom]
–noun
a compact disk on which a large amount of digitized read-only data can be stored.
Compare ROM.


Origin:
c(ompact) d(isk) r(ead-)o(nly) m(emory)
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CD-ROM   (sē'dē'rŏm')   
n.  A compact disk that functions as read-only memory.
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Cultural Dictionary

CD-ROM

An acronym for compact disc-read only memory. Commonly known as CDs, these plastic discs hold information that can be read by laser. (Compare magnetic tape.)

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Computing Dictionary

CD-ROM
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
CD-ROM
  1. compact disc—read-only memory

  2. consumer device, rendered obsolete in months

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