DVD-RW Syllabification: (DVD-RW)Definition of DVD-RW noun a blank DVD that can be recorded, erased, and rerecorded with data many times and read using the DVD-RW format. a format for rewritable DVDs used by some companies. a disc drive that can read and record DVDs. Origin:abbreviation of DVD rewritableDVD-RW in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of DVD-RW in the British & World English dictionary