CD-R

American  

noun

1. a compact disc onto which data can be written but not erased or modified.

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Etymology

Origin of CD-R

1985–90; C(ompact) D(isc)- R(ecordable)

Example Sentences

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CD-R

When being burned in a writable CD-R drive, the angular speed of a CD varies to keep the linear speed constant where the disc is being written.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 1, 2021

He’s been releasing recordings from the vault on Bandcamp, and this one — which he found on a CD-R lying on his studio floor, and posted Christmas Day — is especially raw and lively.

From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2021

Like the top hat, said to have caused a riot when haberdasher John Hetherington first wore it in public in January 1797, the CD-R caused mass consternation in the music industry.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2018

Malone went for a “no cover” aesthetic, the look of a burned CD-R in a beer-tinted slimline jewel case.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2018

Annette just smiled that new smile again and flipped me a CD-R disc.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick