[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

compact disc \com"pact disc`\, compact disk \com"pact
disk`\ko^m"pa^kt di^sk`, n.
   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.

   syn: cd.
        wordnet 1.5 +pjc

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

laser disk \laser disk\ n.
   a digital data storage medium consisting of a thin disk onto
   which the data is impressed by a laser, in the form of a
   linear sequence of dots; same as optical disk. the data is
   subsequently read back by the use of a laser beam. see also
   compact disk.

   note: the original disk may be created by use of a laser, but
         copies of the original disk may be created by a
         replicating process which does not itself require a
         laser.
         pjc
see also:
optical disk compact disk 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

compact disk
     n : a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is
         smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
         syn: compact disc, cd
see also:
compact disc cd 

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