Compact disk

/kəmpˈakt dˈɪsk/

/kəmpˈækt dˈɪsk/

[noun]

Compact disk

[NOUN]

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

synonyms : CD

compact disc

Examples

1. And these plastic compact disks could hold a lot more data than a game cartridge.

2. However, you are probably more familiar with its later, smaller, are more popular cousin, the Compact Disk, or CD, as well as the DVD which took off in the 90s.

3. We have lasers, which write and read onto compact disks and CDs.

4. Make sure you put my website up at the end so people can order my compact disk and cassette.

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