CD-R

noun

Compact disc - recordable; a form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from and write to a plastic disc. It can only be written to once, although the entire disc does not necessarily have to be written in one session.

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compact disc recordableCD-WOcompact disc write-once
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Meanings

nounCD-R (plural CD-Rs)

plural CD-Rs

  1. Compact disc - recordable; a form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from and write to a plastic disc. It can only be written to once, although the entire disc does not necessarily have to be written in one session.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory

Similar
compact disc recordableCD-WOcompact disc write-once
Broader
compact diskcompact discCD

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

CD-R. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CD-R

MLA

“CD-R.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CD-R. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CD-R,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CD-R.

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