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CD-ROM

Syllabification: (CD-ROM)

Pronunciation: /ˌsēˌdē-ˈräm/

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Definition of CD-ROM

noun

a compact disc used as a read-only optical memory device for a computer system.

Origin:

1980s: acronym from compact disc read-only memory

CD-ROM in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of CD-ROM in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

CD ²
CD burner
CD video
CD-I
CD-R
CD-ROM
CD-RW
CDC
CDM
CDMA
CDN

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CD-ROM Ger-Eng
CD-ROM It-Eng
CD-ROM Sp-Eng
CD-Rom drive Eng-It
CD-ROM-Laufwerk Ger-Eng
lettore [di] CD-ROM It-Eng

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