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Definitions for cd-rom
ˈsiˌdiˈrɒmcd-rom

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. CD-ROM, compact disc read-only memorynoun

    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

Wikipedia

  1. CD-ROM

    A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data. Computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold both computer data and audio with the latter capable of being played on a CD player, while data (such as software or digital video) is only usable on a computer (such as ISO 9660 format PC CD-ROMs). During the 1990s and early 2000s, CD-ROMs were popularly used to distribute software and data for computers and fifth generation video game consoles. DVD started to replace it in these roles starting in the early 2000s.

ChatGPT

  1. cd-rom

    A CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) is a type of digital optical disc data storage that stores and plays back large amounts of information, including audio, video, text and software applications. As the name suggests, the data on the CD-ROM is "read-only," meaning it can only be read or played by a computer, but not written or erased by the computer.

Wikidata

  1. CD-ROM

    A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc which contains data. The name is an acronym which stands for "Compact Disc Read-only Memory". Computers can read CD-ROMs, but cannot write on them. CD-ROMs are popularly used to distribute computer software, including video games and multimedia applications, though any data can be stored. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold both computer data and audio with the latter capable of being played on a CD player, while data is only usable on a computer. The Yellow Book is the technical standard that defines the format of CD-ROMs. One of a set of color-bound books that contain the technical specifications for all CD formats, the Yellow Book, created by Sony and Philips in 1988, was the first extension of Compact Disc Digital Audio. It adapted the format to hold any form of data.

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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cd-rom in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cd-rom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cd-rom in a Sentence

  1. Glen VanHerck:

    [F]rom a safety standpoint, picture yourself with large debris weighing hundreds if not thousands of pounds falling out of the sky. That’s really what we’re kind of talking about, so glass off of solar panels, potentially hazardous material, such as material that is required for a batteries to operate in such an environment as this and even the potential for explosives to detonate and destroy the balloon that could have been present.

  2. Paul Sadler:

    It has been said that God's gift is also indescribable because of the grace by which it is given. God, who is rich in mercy, gave the world the gift of His dear Son while we were at enmity with Him. Paul says 'But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us' (Rom. 58). Therefore, in Him we are freely given all things redemption, forgiveness of sins, righteousness, peace, hope, wisdom and knowledge.

  3. Ed Sheeran:

    I wanted to basically do '8 Mile' meets 'Notting Hill,' like English rom-com, but with music.

  4. Josh Brolin:

    I’m 50, so what’s the thing, to start playing guys that are the next-door neighbor who’s the grumpy old dude who’s married in the rom-com, and then Jennifer Aniston goes and f--ks the other guy who’s cooler and he’s an a-----e? Like, no. I’ve been offered a lot of those parts, and I’m like, ‘No, man.’ Don’t want to do that. It’s not interesting to me.

  5. Kazunari Kono:

    [ f ] rom the first grade, we are teaching our kids how to express peace in the world.


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