: a CD containing computer data that cannot be altered

Examples of CD-ROM in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Noyes created Ruff’s Bone, a groundbreaking interactive CD-ROM product for Broderbund Software, at Colossal in 1994. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024 Enlarge Getty The Japanese government is finally letting go of floppy disks and CD-ROMs. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2024 Court documents show that the coast guard captain gave authorities a CD-ROM containing video recordings, but the source of the recordings is unclear, and they have not been made public. Karam Shoumali, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023 Bettmann/Getty Images Users also benefited from the rise of CD-ROM and DVD-ROM media, which provided space for more detailed textures, more terrain data, and quicker data-transfer speeds. IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

compact disc read-only memory

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of CD-ROM was in 1983

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“CD-ROM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CD-ROM. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

CD-ROM

noun
ˌsē-ˌdē-ˈräm
: a CD containing computer data that cannot be altered
Etymology

compact disc read-only memory

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