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View synonyms for compact disc

compact disc

noun

  1. a type of compact disk developed to store and play back music.


compact disc

/ ˈkɒmpækt /

noun

  1. a small digital audio disc on which sound is recorded as a series of metallic pits enclosed in PVC; the disc is spun by the compact disc player and read by an optical laser system Also calledcompact audio disc AbbreviationCDCAD
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Seven months after the threats, someone sent the wanted couple a package containing a compact disc.

Billions of cassettes were sold before he spearheaded another advance in electronics, working on a Philips team that jointly introduced the compact disc with Sony in 1982.

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