Meanings
nounCD-ROM (plural CD-ROMs)
plural CD-ROMs · alternative CD ROM
- compact disk - read only memory: an optical disc containing data that can be read (but not changed) by a computer
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
Similar
compact disc read-only memory
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch cd-rom
- cd-romCD-ROM
Esperanto KD-NLM, codoromo
- KD-NLMCD-ROM
- codoromoCD-ROM
Finnish CD-ROM-levy, CD-ROM
- CD-ROM-levyCD-ROM
- CD-ROMCD-ROM
French cédérom, CD-ROM
- cédéromCD-ROM
- CD-ROMCD-ROM
German CD-ROM
- CD-ROMCD-ROM
Greek as in English
- as in EnglishCD-ROM
Italian CD-ROM
- CD-ROMCD-ROM
Korean 시디롬
- 시디롬 (sidirom)CD-ROM
Polish CD-ROM
- CD-ROMCD-ROM
Portuguese CD-ROM
- CD-ROMCD-ROM
Romanian CD-ROM
- CD-ROMCD-ROM
Russian CD-ROM
- CD-ROMCD-ROM
Spanish cederrón
- cederrónCD-ROM
Swedish CD-ROM
- CD-ROMCD-ROM
Thai ซีดีรอม, ซีดี-รอม
- ซีดีรอมCD-ROM
- ซีดี-รอมCD-ROM
Cite this entry
APA
CD-ROM. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CD-ROM
MLA
“CD-ROM.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CD-ROM. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CD-ROM,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CD-ROM.
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