Definitions for optical disc

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

op′tical disc′(n.)

  1. Category: Computers, Radio and Television

    Ref: Also called laser disc.

  2. Category: Radio and Television

    Ref: videodisc.; Compare compact disc. 1

Princeton's WordNet

  1. optical disk, optical disc(noun)

    a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface

Wiktionary

  1. optical disc(Noun)

    A modern data storage medium consisting of a flat disc read mechanically by illumination with laser light. Various formats include the Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray.


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