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compact disc player

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noun

  1. a machine for playing compact discs

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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

In 1982, Sony began selling the first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101, in Japan.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2018

I can go on, the CD player, the compact disc player was introduced at CES in 1981, and I can't believe that compact discs hit widespread adoption until much later, like mid to late '80s.

From The Verge • Jan. 5, 2016

In 1981, the compact disc player had its debut there.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2014

Though many contemporary hi-fi components are bulky and intimidating, the Magnavox compact disc player, designed by Robert I. Blaich, director of Concern Industrial Design, for N.V.

From Time Magazine Archive