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Definition of CD-ROM noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

CD-ROM

noun
 
/ˌsiː diː ˈrɒm/
 
/ˌsiː diː ˈrɑːm/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. a type of CD used with a computer on which information, sound and pictures can only be read and not written by the computer (the abbreviation for ‘compact disc read-only memory’)
    • The software package contained 5 CD-ROMs.
    • on CD-ROM The encyclopedia was available on CD-ROM.
    • a CD-ROM drive (= in a computer)
    • the CD-ROM edition of the encyclopedia
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • multimedia
    • interactive
    • educational
    • …
    verb + CD-ROM
    • burn (something onto)
    • duplicate
    • create
    • …
    CD-ROM + verb
    • contain something
    CD-ROM + noun
    • disk
    • drive
    • edition
    • …
    preposition
    • on CD-ROM
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    Word Origin1980s: acronym from compact disc read-only memory.
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