CD-ROMnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌsiː.diːˈrɒm/us/ˌsiː.diːˈrɑːm/B1 abbreviation for compact disc read-only memory: a compact disc that holds large amounts of information that can be read by a computer but cannot be changed:
Cambridge dictionaries are available on CD-ROM.
More examples
- Have you ever used a CD-ROM dictionary?
- The entire encyclopedia is contained on one CD-ROM.
- I can put the information on a CD-ROM.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- alpha
- analytics
- CD-RW
- compile
- killer app
- lisp
- LMS
- low-level language
- macro
- mashup
- patch
- procedure
- shortcut
- systems analyst
- virtual memory
- worm
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