DVD

noun

ˌdē-(ˌ)vē-ˈdē 

: an optical disc using a high-capacity format and containing especially a video recording (such as a movie) or computer data

a collection of DVDs

a film that is now available on DVD

—often used before another noun

a DVD player/disk

also : the high-capacity format used on such a disk

DVD also offers the potential of playing various foreign-language audio tracks.

—Eric K. Gill

Examples of DVD in a Sentence

The movie just came out on DVD.

Do you want to pick up a few DVDs for the weekend?

Recent Examples on the Web

Netflix has come a long way from its DVD-by-mail days to become a streaming giant stacked with the buzzy new releases and top-performing originals. —Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

Yet its studio unceremoniously dumped it and never released it on DVD or Blu-ray, leaving it to languish in obscurity for decades. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025

There’s the movie that was in the theater and on DVD, but then there was the director’s cut. —Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025

Regarding physical formats, stay tuned for updates on when F1 The Movie will be released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

digital video disc

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

DVD

noun

ˌdē-ˌvē-ˈdē 

: a high-capacity plastic disk on which information (as computer data or a movie) is recorded digitally and read by using a laser

Etymology

from digital video disc