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CD-R

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Compact disc - recordable; a form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from and write to a plastic disc. It can only be written to once, although the entire disc does not necessarily have to be written in one session.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact disc recordable, CD-WO, compact disc write-once

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compact disk, compact disc, CD

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