CD-RW

American  

noun

1. a compact disc onto which data can be written multiple times.

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CD-RW British  

noun

1. compact disc rewritable; a compact disc that can be used to record and rerecord

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Etymology

Origin of CD-RW

1995–2000; C(ompact) D(isc)- R(e)W(ritable)

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Example Sentences

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CD-RW

On 4 March 2010, I burned the report, the photos, the high resolution copy of the pamphlet, and the interpreters hand written transcript onto a CD-RW.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2013

I compressed them into a zip file named blah.zip and burned them onto a CD-RW.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2013

I took the CD-RW to my CHU and saved the file to my personal computer.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2013

I planned on mailing out the CD-RW to Reuters after our re-deployment, so they could have a copy that was unquestionably authentic.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2013

I placed the CD-RW in one of my personal CD cases containing a set of ‘Starting Out in Arabic CD’s.’

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2013

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