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

The company had announced plans to separate its DVD-by-mail business from streaming and rename the DVD service Qwikster. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Blu-rays, DVD box sets, VHS tapes, and other independent copies of old media increasingly express that same instinct. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Music Box Films will also release the film on DVD and Blu-ray at a later date. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026

Four featurettes are included with the DVD-digital bundle, all featuring interviews with cast and crew. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 June 2026

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