compact disc
- The compact disc is a miracle of modern technology.
激光唱片是当代技术的奇葩。 - The compact disc is a miracle of modern technology.
激光唱片是当代技术的奇葩。 - In1983 compact disc( CD) players entered the consumer market.
1983年CD播放机进入消费市场。
compact disc[ noun ]
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
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compact disc \com"pact disc`\, compact disk \com"pact
disk`\(k[o^]m"p[a^]kt d[i^]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]