- optical disk
- noun Date: 1977 a disk with a plastic coating on which information (as music, visual images, or computer data) is recorded digitally (as in the form of tiny pits) and which is read by using a laser
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
optical disk
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optical disk — noun count COMPUTING a thin flat round piece of plastic that stores information such as music or written words that can be read using a LASER (=powerful narrow light). Optical disks include CD ROMS and LASERDISKS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
optical disk — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms optical disk : singular optical disk plural optical disks computing a thin flat round piece of plastic that stores information such as music or written words that can be read using a laser (= powerful narrow… … English dictionary
optical disk — laser disk laser disk n. A digital data storage medium consisting of a thin disk onto which the data is impressed by a laser, in the form of a linear sequence of dots; same as {optical disk}. The data is subsequently read back by the use of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
optical disk — Computers, Television. 1. Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface. 2.… … Universalium
optical disk — noun a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface • Syn: ↑optical disc • Hypernyms: ↑memory device, ↑storage device • Hyponyms: ↑compact disk, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
optical disk — compact disk, disk containing music or data which is written and read by lasers … English contemporary dictionary
optical disk — A direct access storage device that is written and read by laser light. Optical disks are generally slower than magnetic disks, but their storage capacities are greater per square inch … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
erasable optical disk drive — optical disk drive which can delete, optical disk drive which can erase … English contemporary dictionary
Optical Disk System — A computer storage system which uses laser light to record data on a storage media. See also Magnetic Bubble Memory System and Optical Media … International financial encyclopaedia
optical disk storage and retrieval — The combination of an optical drive or jukebox and software to manage the search and retrieval … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
