optical drive

noun

A drive that reads optical media.

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optical disc driveoptical disk drive
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Meanings

nounoptical drive (plural optical drives)

plural optical drives

  1. computer hardwareA drive that reads optical media.

    Synonyms: optical disc drive, optical disk drive

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA drive that reads optical media.

Similar
optical disc driveoptical disk drive
Also see
optical disc driveoptical disk drive

Translations

Bulgarian оптично устройство
  • оптично устройство (optično ustrojstvo)drive that reads optical media
German optisches Laufwerk
  • optisches Laufwerkdrive that reads optical media
Romanian unitate optică
  • unitate opticădrive that reads optical media
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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