Definitions for CD-ROMˈsiˌdiˈrɒm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

CD-ROMˈsiˌdiˈrɒm(n.)

  1. a compact disc on which a large amount of digitized read-only data can be stored.

    Category: Computers

    Ref: Compare ROM. 2

Origin of CD-ROM:

1985–90; c(ompact) d(isc) r(ead-)o(nly) m(emory)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. CD-ROM, compact disc read-only memory(noun)

    a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. CD-ROM(noun)ˈsiˌdiˈrɒm

    a plastic disk holding information for use on a computer

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. CD-ROM

    An optical disk storage system for computers on which data can be read or from which data can be retrieved but not entered or modified. A CD-ROM unit is almost identical to the compact disk playback device for home use.


Translations for CD-ROM

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

CD-ROM(noun)

compact disk read-only memory; a disk which stores information that can be displayed on a computer.

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