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CD-ROM
(redirected from Compact Disk-Read Only Memory)

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CD-ROM,
abbreviation for compact disc-read only memory.

CD-ROM,
n the acronym for compact disk/read-only memory. These disks are used to store program information (software) for computer programs. Information and instructions can be retrieved from these disks, but information cannot be added or revised without destruction of the existing data.

CD-ROM
Compact disk-read only memory Informatics A compact disk, capable of holding ± 750 MB of permanent data, which is recorded or burned only once. Cf CD-RW.


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CD-ROMs, short for compact disk-read only memory, are computer disks that store information, like software programs, in a digital format.
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