compact disk

A form of compact disc — A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.

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Meanings

nouncompact disk (plural compact disks)

plural compact disks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of compact disc.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser

Similar
compact discCD
Broader
optical diskoptical discrecording
Also see
cdcompact disc

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

compact disk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compact%20disk

MLA

“compact disk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compact%20disk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compact disk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compact%20disk.

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