Compact Disc
<storage> (CD) (Not "disk", this spelling is part of the standard).
A 4.72 inch disc developed by Sony and Philips that can store, on the same disc,
still and/or moving images in monochrome and/or color; stereo or two separate
sound tracks integrated with and/or separate from the images; and digital
program and information files.
The same fabrication process is used to make both audio CDs and CD-ROMs for
storing computer data, the only difference is in the device used to read the CD
(the player or drive).
CD Information Center.
(1999-06-23)
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