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Meanings of compact disc in English

Russian
компакт-диск
Portuguese
cd
Catalan
cd
Spanish
cd
Wikidata

A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser.

компакт-диск
Usage of compact disc in English
1
The cabinet contained books, a TV, and an extensive compact disc collection.
Grave Secrets
2
Benelux Manufacturing, which made compact disc covers, opened in Limavady 12 months ago.
The Irish Times
3
Want to know why the compact disc is far from dead?
The Irish Times
4
Music was provided by means of a portable compact disc machine with headphones.
Pubmed
5
Prominent users also receive a free Philips CD-i ( compact disc interactive) player.
Wired
6
As artists and as people, we're no more future-proof than a foil-plated compact disc.
Wired
7
No point in replacing it, I told her, the compact disc is almost obsolete technology.
The Irish Times
8
In Japan, 85% of music is still purchased on compact disc.
Wired
9
But in Japan, the compact disc is still king.
The Irish Times
10
Yes, the compact disc is celebrating its birthday of sorts, and it's been a good run.
Wired
11
Five said they had a digital music player and two said they copied a compact disc.
Wired
12
Then both were replaced by the compact disc.
The Irish Times
13
IT is now over a decade since the compact disc became the dominant medium for recorded music.
The Irish Times
14
The best, to this man's mind, is a CD or compact disc of the singing of nightingales.
The Irish Times
15
Gone is the legendary icon of a compact disc, replaced by a blue bubble containing a music note.
Wired
16
Everyone with a radio or a compact disc player has probably heard a Zildjian cymbal thousands of times .
The Irish Times
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Translations for compact disc
Compact disc through the time
Compact disc across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common