compact disk

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noun

an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 centimeters) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD

Compare optical disk (def. 1).

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How to use compact disk in a sentence

Many musical compositions never make it to paper, forever sentenced to tape or compact disk.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
This is the music that always sounds crisper on a compact disk.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin

Scientific definitions for compact disk

compact disk

A small optical disk on which data such as music, text, or graphic images is digitally encoded.

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