compact disc

American  

noun

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

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compact disc British  

/ ˈkɒmpækt /

noun

1. Abbreviation: CD.   CAD.  Also called: compact audio disc.  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

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Example Sentences

June, now 63, said her home office at the time had a dial-up modem, trading software downloaded from a compact disc and a dodgy internet connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Additionally, the company said there are currently more artists earning over $100,000 a year from Spotify alone than were getting stocked on shelves at the height of the compact disc era.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

According to IIT’s mathematical definition of information, Aaronson pointed out, a compact disc player running error-correction codes can be far more conscious than a human being.

From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2023

That’s when Aaliyah’s 1996 album “One in a Million” finally materialized on the major streaming services, completing a deeply fraught, long overdue migration from compact disc to the digital realm.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

P. more compact, disc black then grey, edge white.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Related Words

• album
• disk