For CD-ROM we have terms and definitions in 18 topics. The topics are Computer, Computer Hardware, Computer Technology, Computing and Social Science, DVD, DVD Authoring, DVD and CD, Digital Imaging, Egyptian, Graphics, Hardware, Import Cars, Linux, Red Hat, Music, Newspaper Design, Photography, Shipping, Storage Media and Technology.

CD-ROM (Computer)

Compact-Disc Read-Only

CD-ROM (Computer Hardware)

CD-ROM (compact disk-read only memory) is a CD style disk which contains information that can only be read. A CD-ROM cannot be recorded onto or rewritten. A CD-ROM drive, is a device used to read CD-ROMs.

CD-ROM (Computer Technology)

An acronym for compact disk read-only media. This is a high capacity disk (having about a 600MB storage capacity) that contains data stored with laser optic technology, rather than with magnetic means, as is the method used to store data on a hard drive or floppy diskette.

CD-ROM (Computing and Social Science)

Compact Disk Read Only Memory. A storage medium. Data are "stamped" onto the disk during the manufacturing process. The disk is read-only.

CD-ROM (DVD)

Compact disc read-only memory. An extension of the Compact disc digital audio (CD-DA) format that allows computer data to be stored in digital format. Defined by the Yellow Book standard.

CD-ROM (DVD Authoring)

Compact Disc - Read-Only Memory. The read-only compact disc format, used for prerecorded audio and data. See also CD-R.

CD-ROM (DVD and CD)

Compact disc read-only memory. An extension of the Compact disc digital audio (CD-DA) format that allows computer data to be stored in digital format. Defined by the Yellow Book standard.

CD-ROM (Digital Imaging)

Compact Disc Read Only Memory - a data storage system which holds up to 680 MB of information. Playback is through a CD-ROM drive unit.

CD-ROM (Egyptian)

[Compact Disk-Read Only Memory] a disk on the surface of which are microscopically small pits for storing computer data which can be read using laser light.

CD-ROM (Graphics, Hardware)

Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. CD-ROM technology was born in the music industry and has recently gathered tremendous popularity in the computer industry. A CD-ROM can store up to 640 Megabytes of data including software, artwork, motion video and sound. CD-ROM's are created from the publishers data in bulk on a mastering system at a wholesale cost of under $5US.

CD-ROM (Import Cars)

An acronym for Compact Disc Read Only Memory; A type of optical disk capable of storing large amounts of data up to about 1 GB.

CD-ROM (Linux, Red Hat)

See compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM).

CD-ROM (Music)

An abbreviation of Compact Disc, Read-Only Memory. The discs themselves are identical to audio CDs, but they contain many different types of data, rather than just coded audio. On a computer, one can read the data which can contain graphics, sound, video, text, and other information. Musicians now often include a CD-ROM track on their audio CDs, or release complete CD-ROMs that include music and videos, lyrics, information about the artists, and even interactive adventures.

CD-ROM (Newspaper Design)

Computer disks (CDs) with huge amounts of memory, used for music, photo archives, font libraries, interactive games, multimedia programs, etc.

CD-ROM (Photography)

Compact Disc-read Only Memory. A CD-ROM drives uses the CD (compact disc) format as a computer storage medium. One CD can store 640 megabytes of data and other mixed media on a disc about the size of a traditional 5-1/4 in. floppy disk.

CD-ROM (Shipping)

Compact Disc-Read Only Memory

CD-ROM (Storage Media)

Cartridge Disk Read-Only Memory.Data is re-stamped onto a non-writable disk.Today there are "re-writable CD-ROMs.

CD-ROM (Technology)

1. Acronym for compact disc read-only memory. A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 650 megabytes) and the use of laser optics rather than magnetic means for reading data. Although CD-ROM drives are strictly read-only, they are similar to CD-R drives (write once, read many), optical WORM devices, and optical read-write drives. See also CD-I, CD-R, WORM. 2. An individual compact disc designed for use with a computer and capable of storing up to 650 megabytes of data. See also compact disc, disc.

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