laser rot

noun

The appearance of video and audio artifacts during the playback of Laserdiscs, attributed to oxidation in the aluminum layers by poor quality adhesives used to bond the disc halves together.

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Meanings

nounlaser rot (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe appearance of video and audio artifacts during the playback of Laserdiscs, attributed to oxidation in the aluminum layers by poor quality adhesives used to bond the disc halves together.
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