What (who) is CD-ROM - definition
CD-ROM
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PRE-PRESSED COMPACT DISC CONTAINING COMPUTER DATA
CD ROM; CDROM; CD Rom; CD-Rom; CD rom; CD-ROM drive; CDROMs; Cd-rom; Cd-ROM; CD-rom; 1x CD-ROM; 12x CD-ROM; 10x CD-ROM; 16x CD-ROM; 24x CD-ROM; 2x CD-ROM; 32x CD-ROM; 40x CD-ROM; 48x CD-ROM; 4x CD-ROM; 50x CD-ROM; 52x CD-ROM; 8x CD-ROM; 6x CD-ROM; 36x CD-ROM; Quad speed CD-ROM; CD-ROM player; Double speed CD-ROM; CD-ROM drives; CD-ROM reader; CD-ROM tray; Compact Disk-Read Only Memory; Yellow Book (CD-ROM standards); CD-ROMs; 74 Minutes; CD/ROM; Cdrom; CDROM/XA; CD-Roms; PC CD-ROM; Cd roms; CD-ROM XA; CD-ROM Drive; CD Drive; Cd ROM; CD–ROM; ISO/IEC 10149; Compact disc read-only memory; CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1; CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 2; CD-ROM Mode 1; CD-ROM Mode 2; ECMA-130
¦ noun a compact disc used in a computer as a read-only device for displaying data.
Origin
1980s: acronym from compact disc read-only memory.
CD-ROM
PRE-PRESSED COMPACT DISC CONTAINING COMPUTER DATA
CD ROM; CDROM; CD Rom; CD-Rom; CD rom; CD-ROM drive; CDROMs; Cd-rom; Cd-ROM; CD-rom; 1x CD-ROM; 12x CD-ROM; 10x CD-ROM; 16x CD-ROM; 24x CD-ROM; 2x CD-ROM; 32x CD-ROM; 40x CD-ROM; 48x CD-ROM; 4x CD-ROM; 50x CD-ROM; 52x CD-ROM; 8x CD-ROM; 6x CD-ROM; 36x CD-ROM; Quad speed CD-ROM; CD-ROM player; Double speed CD-ROM; CD-ROM drives; CD-ROM reader; CD-ROM tray; Compact Disk-Read Only Memory; Yellow Book (CD-ROM standards); CD-ROMs; 74 Minutes; CD/ROM; Cdrom; CDROM/XA; CD-Roms; PC CD-ROM; Cd roms; CD-ROM XA; CD-ROM Drive; CD Drive; Cd ROM; CD–ROM; ISO/IEC 10149; Compact disc read-only memory; CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1; CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 2; CD-ROM Mode 1; CD-ROM Mode 2; ECMA-130
CD-ROM
PRE-PRESSED COMPACT DISC CONTAINING COMPUTER DATA
CD ROM; CDROM; CD Rom; CD-Rom; CD rom; CD-ROM drive; CDROMs; Cd-rom; Cd-ROM; CD-rom; 1x CD-ROM; 12x CD-ROM; 10x CD-ROM; 16x CD-ROM; 24x CD-ROM; 2x CD-ROM; 32x CD-ROM; 40x CD-ROM; 48x CD-ROM; 4x CD-ROM; 50x CD-ROM; 52x CD-ROM; 8x CD-ROM; 6x CD-ROM; 36x CD-ROM; Quad speed CD-ROM; CD-ROM player; Double speed CD-ROM; CD-ROM drives; CD-ROM reader; CD-ROM tray; Compact Disk-Read Only Memory; Yellow Book (CD-ROM standards); CD-ROMs; 74 Minutes; CD/ROM; Cdrom; CDROM/XA; CD-Roms; PC CD-ROM; Cd roms; CD-ROM XA; CD-ROM Drive; CD Drive; Cd ROM; CD–ROM; ISO/IEC 10149; Compact disc read-only memory; CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1; CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 2; CD-ROM Mode 1; CD-ROM Mode 2; ECMA-130
(CD-ROMs)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
A CD-ROM is a CD on which a very large amount of information can be stored and then read using a computer. CD-ROM is an abbreviation for 'compact disc read-only memory'. (COMPUTING)
The collected Austen novels on CD-ROM will cost ?35.
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Pronunciation examples for CD-ROM
1. JOHN LINNELL: CD-ROM, I think.
I Like Fun - They Might Be Giants _ John Linnell & John Flansburgh _ Talks at Google
2. Like, no CD-ROM or online database
Crypto 101 _ Ben Yu & Simar Mangat _ Talks at Google
3. The CD-ROM and then the Internet came along,
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4. I do have a fetish for CD-ROM drives.
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5. I think it was 24-karat gold-plated CD-rom.
Making Gay History _ Eric Marcus & Sara Burningham _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of CD-ROM
1. The bank received the package without the CD Rom.
2. Two were arrested after a CD–ROM with encrypted information on U.S.
3. Processing of the CD Rom was outsourced to an information technology company.
4. Kant plans to produce brochures and a CD–ROM to market the islands.
5. The community members produced a CD ROM to teach the language to the children.