Definitions
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a disk-shaped optical data storage medium approximately 4-3/4 in. in diameter, which stores binary data as microscopic nonreflective holes or pits in an otherwise reflective surface, and is recorded and played back by rotation in an electronic device containing a laser. It is often referred to by its abbreviation CD. It is a type of optical data storage medium.
Compact disks are used for recordings of music as well as of data for computer applications.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
Examples
“Flaked coffee crystals, silk in a shampoo bottle—as well as some of the other brand attributes these authors used in their experiments, such as authentic Milanese-style pasta, Alpine-class down-filled jackets, and studio-designed signal processing systems for compact disc players—provide sensory, affective, and creative associations.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘compact disc’.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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Will do in a Pinch
Odd items, old or new, that might be employed in a way not originally intended. Like using a chopstick for pinning gathered tresses atop the head.
mangona, dumb-waiter, cundy, font, bénitier, txistu, hungerlin, fainting-fit, glunch, Mexican peso, hammered silver coin, coffee filter and 35 more...
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Samme's Words
soliloquy, meander, creativity, magic, discovery, happiness, empowerment, abundance, [magnificent], iridescent, artistic, magical and 694 more...
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Newfangled Thingamabobs
Words that are new in my time. Not meant to be comprehensive, this is a list that makes me remember where I was when I first saw it and/or heard it. Words that stick out in my memory.
bushism, reaganomics, hella, automagically, squick, crunt, blam, dvd, compact disc, phishing, betamax
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