DVD

abbreviation

1. an optical disk that can store a very large amount of digital data, as text, music, or images.

DVD

abbreviation

1. digital versatile or digital video disk: an optical disk used to store audio, video, or computer data, esp feature films for home viewing

DVD

1. A compact disk designed to store large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audio-visual material.

DVD

1. 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.

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

Example Sentences

Its arrival also marks the resurrection of Criterion’s invaluable Eclipse line, a no-frills, hitherto exclusively DVD series that bundled often-obscure titles, usually grouped by director.

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Though additional footage has been promoted as “never seen,” much of it was included on a bonus disc accompanying the DVD release.

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Countless stacks of computer data sheets about the size and thickness of a DVD player were piled on top of my desk, and I recalculated the math for the entire trajectory of the voyage.

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The culprit for the incantation was the image of the now emblematic Pale Man from “Pan’s Labyrinth,” flaunting eyes on his palms on the back cover of the DVD.

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Playing himself, the filmmaker drives a cab around Tehran engaging with a variety of passengers: a bootleg DVD seller, an injured man and his distraught wife, two elderly women in a rush.

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