DVD-R

US/ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑɹ/US/ˌdiːviːdiː ˈɑɹ/US, proscribed/ˌdiːviːdiː ˈmaɪnəs ɑɹ/UK/ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑː/

Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc recordable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but it can be read from an indefinite number of times.

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Meanings

nounDVD-R (plural DVD-Rs)

plural DVD-Rs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Digital Versatile Disc recordable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but it can be read from an indefinite number of times.
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