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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CD-ROMCD-ROM - Wikipedia

    A CD-ROM ( / ˌsiːdiːˈrɒm /, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data. Computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs.

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      Internal mechanism of a DVD-ROM Drive. See text for details....

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Compact_DiscCompact disc - Wikipedia

    The compact disc ( CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. The first compact disc was manufactured in August 1982, and was first released in Japan in October 1982 as Compact Disc Digital Audio.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CD-RCD-R - Wikipedia

    CD-R ( Compact disc-recordable) is a digital optical disc storage format. A CD-R disc is a compact disc that can be only written once and can only be read designated/limited times. CD-R discs (CD-Rs) are readable by most CD readers manufactured prior to the introduction of CD-R, unlike CD-RW discs. History. Assorted CD-Rs.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CD-RWCD-RW - Wikipedia

    CD-RW ( Compact Disc-Rewritable) is a digital optical disc storage format introduced in 1997. [citation needed] . A CD-RW compact disc (CD-RWs) can be written, read, erased, and re-written. CD-RWs, as opposed to CDs, require specialized readers that have sensitive laser optics.

  6. CD-ROM, type of computer memory in the form of a compact disc that is read by optical means. A CD-ROM drive uses a low-power laser beam to read digitized ( binary) data that has been encoded in the form of tiny pits on an optical disk. The drive then feeds the data to a computer for processing.

  7. Compact disc manufacturing is the process by which commercial compact discs (CDs) are replicated in mass quantities using a master version created from a source recording. This may be either in audio form ( CD-DA) or data form ( CD-ROM ). This process is used in the mastering of read-only compact discs. DVDs and Blu-rays use similar methods ...

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