Phrase guide

optical disc

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A modern data storage medium consisting of a flat disc read mechanically by illumination with laser light, including the Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: optical disk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: memory device, storage device

Narrower terms: compact disk, compact disc, CD, videodisk, videodisc, DVD

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: опти́чен диск (optíčen disk) — data storage medium
  • Chinese Cantonese: 光碟 — data storage medium
  • Hakka Chinese: 光碟 (kông-thia̍p) — data storage medium
  • Chinese: 光碟 (zh-min-nan) — data storage medium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碟片 (diépiàn) — data storage medium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光盤 /光盘 (guāngpán) — data storage medium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光碟 (guāngdié) — data storage medium
  • Esperanto: lumdisko — data storage medium
  • Finnish: optinen levy — data storage medium
  • French: disque optique — data storage medium
  • Georgian: ოპტიკური დისკი (oṗṭiḳuri disḳi) — data storage medium
  • Greek: οπτικός δίσκος (optikós dískos) — data storage medium
  • Italian: disco ottico — data storage medium
  • Polish: dysk optyczny — data storage medium
  • Romanian: disc optic — data storage medium
  • Spanish: disco óptico — data storage medium
  • Turkish: optik disk — data storage medium
  • Vietnamese: đĩa quang — data storage medium