Definitions for compact disk
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. compact disk, compact disc, CDnoun

   a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser

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1. compact disknoun

   a disk-shaped optical data storage medium approximately 4-3/4 in. in diameter, which stores binary data as microscopic nonreflective holes or pits in an otherwise reflective surface, and is recorded and played back by rotation in an electronic device containing a laser. It is often referred to by its abbreviation CD. It is a type of optical data storage medium. Compact disks are used for recordings of music as well as of data for computer applications.

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1. compact disknoun

   A form of digital media on a plastic disc read by a laser in a CD drive. It comes in several varieties including CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW.

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1. compact disk

   The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then released in October 1982 in Japan and branded as Digital Audio Compact Disc. The format was later adapted (as CD-ROM) for general-purpose data storage. Several other formats were further derived, including write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Photo CD, Picture CD, Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-i) and Enhanced Music CD. Standard CDs have a diameter of 120 millimetres (4.7 in) and are designed to hold up to 74 minutes of uncompressed stereo digital audio or about 650 MiB of data. Capacity is routinely extended to 80 minutes and 700 MiB by arranging data more closely on the same sized disc. The Mini CD has various diameters ranging from 60 to 80 millimetres (2.4 to 3.1 in); they are sometimes used for CD singles, storing up to 24 minutes of audio, or delivering device drivers. At the time of the technology's introduction in 1982, a CD could store much more data than a personal computer hard disk drive, which would typically hold 10 MiB. By 2010, hard drives commonly offered as much storage space as a thousand CDs, while their prices had plummeted to commodity level. In 2004, worldwide sales of audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and CD-Rs reached about 30 billion discs. By 2007, 200 billion CDs had been sold worldwide.

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1. compact disk

   A compact disk, also known as CD, is a type of optical storage media that can store digital data. It was invented by Sony and Philips in the 1980s and was originally intended for storing and playing back sound recordings. However, today, it is also used to store other types of data, such as images, documents, or software. Compact disks are read by a CD player, which uses a laser beam to interpret the information on the disk.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of compact disk in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of compact disk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compact disk
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=compact disk
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Compact_Disk
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disk
5. ^ ChatGPT
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