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DVD
abbreviation for
- an optical disk that can store a very large amount of digital data, as text, music, or images.
DVD
abbreviation for
- digital versatile or digital video disk: an optical disk used to store audio, video, or computer data, esp feature films for home viewing
DVD
/ dē′vē-dē′ /
- A compact disk designed to store large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audio-visual material.
DVD
- An abbreviation for d igital v ersatile d isc or d igital v ideo d isc. A DVD is a high-capacity disc storage system. It is often preferred to move videotapes for its superior sound and video quality.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of DVD1
1990–95; originally d(igital) v(ideo) d(isk) ; then d(igital) v(ersatile) d(isk) ; now an abbreviation only
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Example Sentences
And hey, in six months time, they will be on DVD and they are just going to run together anyway.
From The Daily Beast
The DVD was accompanied by a personalized basketball jersey and a piece of polished amber.
From The Daily Beast
A police officer sent a DVD copy to the league five months ago.
From The Daily Beast
And most of the movies shown on the televisions in the yard were rentals of whatever Hollywood released on DVD that week.
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I thought for a minute that I had put on my Deadwood DVD by mistake.
From The Daily Beast
I set up the laptop on a dry bit of rock and booted it from the DVD with her watching.
From Project Gutenberg
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