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compact disc
noun compact discs · compact disk
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A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.
Similar: CD
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noun optical disc used to store data
| Español | disco compacto, CD |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 컴팩트 디스크 keompaekteu diseukeu, 시디 sidi |
| 日本語 | コンパクトディスク konpakutodisuku, シーディー sīdī, CD (sīdī) |
| 中文 | 光盤 /光盘 guāngpán, 光碟 guāngdié, CD (xīdì), 激光唱片 jīguāng chàngpiàn |
| हिन्दी | सीडी sīḍī, कॉम्पैक्ट डिस्क kŏmpaikṭ ḍisk, काँम्पैक्ट डिस्क kā̃mpaikṭ ḍisk, कांम्पैक्ट डिस्क kā̃mpaikṭ ḍisk |
| Kiswahili | sidii |
| Português | cedê |
| Français | disque compact, CD |
| Deutsch | CD, Kompaktplatte |
| Italiano | compact disc, disco compatto |
| Ελληνικά | συμπαγής δίσκος sympagís dískos, σιντί sintí |
| Română | compact-disc, disc compact, CD |
| Русский | компа́кт-ди́ск kompákt-dísk, CD, си-ди́ si-dí |
| Tiếng Việt | đĩa CD |
| العربية | سِي دِي sī dī, قُرْص مَضْغُوط qurṣ maḍḡūṭ, قُرْص سِي دِي qurṣ sī dī |
| עברית | תַּקְלִיטוֹר taklitór |
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title = {compact disc},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}