CD-ROM
noun /ˌsiː diː ˈrɒm/
/ˌsiː diː ˈrɑːm/
[countable, uncountable]- a type of CD used with a computer on which information, sound and pictures can only be read and not written by the computer (the abbreviation for ‘compact disc read-only memory’)
- The software package contains 5 CD-ROMs.
- on CD-ROM The encyclopedia is available on CD-ROM.
- a CD-ROM drive (= in a computer)
- This is the CD-ROM edition of the encyclopedia.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- multimedia
- interactive
- educational
- …
- burn (something onto)
- duplicate
- create
- …
- contain something
- disk
- drive
- edition
- …
- on CD-ROM
Word Origin1980s: acronym from compact disc read-only memory.