DVD

American  

abbreviation

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

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DVD British  

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

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DVD Scientific  

/ dē′vē-dē′ /

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

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DVD Cultural  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of DVD

1990–95; originally d(igital) v(ideo) d(isk) ; then d(igital) v(ersatile) d(isk) ; now an abbreviation only

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Having grown up watching the 1971 classic on video and DVD, Ben jumped at the opportunity to travel to Brisbane and perform alongside his father.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

No ballet anthology film was ever produced by a major American studio again, and today it is available only on DVD.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Kris pops in a disc of “Camp Miasma’s” tawdry 2008 reboot, which cinematographer Eric Yue makes look as flat as the discounted DVD.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

From the archives: Netflix officially ends DVD rentals.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Every so often she had to maneuver around pieces of junk that thoughtless humans had dumped into the ocean—an old DVD player, a sofa and even a toilet.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan