DVD
an optical disk that can store a very large amount of digital data, as text, music, or images.
Origin of DVD
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How to use DVD in a sentence
The government insisted the regulations simply extended protections already in place for DVDs to the Internet.
Britain’s Record-Breaking Face-Sitting Porn Protest | Nico Hines | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNFLX has done a great job pushing its customers to drop old, cumbersome DVDs and switch to streaming on the Internet.
A Deal Between Apple and Comcast Could Kill Netflix and Change the Future of Net-TV | Dennis Kneale | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of his DVDs had conspicuous name “Embezzlers of state property”.
She even gave out DVDs of All About Steve to the entire Razzie Awards audience.
Oscar Nominees’ Most Embarrassing Roles: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and More | Marlow Stern | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTVs and DVDs and CDs were piled in the street and set afire.
Who Is Fazlullah? The Pakistani Mullah Who Targeted Malala | Michael Daly | November 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for DVD
digital versatile or digital video disk: an optical disk used to store audio, video, or computer data, esp feature films for home viewing
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Scientific definitions for DVD
[ dē′vē-dē′ ]
A compact disk designed to store large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audio-visual material.
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Cultural definitions for DVD
An abbreviation for digital versatile disc or digital video disc. A DVD is a high-capacity disc storage system. It is often preferred to move videotapes for its superior sound and video quality.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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