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 feature will be released by Tamasa in a DVD/Blu-ray box set and then in theaters in 2027 as part of a retrospective of Renoir’s silent films. — Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Base-level schlock that teenagers once rented on DVD is now the most bankable product in the building. — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

The album is coming to LP, CD, Blu-ray, and DVD, with no digital release set. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Digitize your dusty DVDs and reclaim shelf space with DVDneXtCOPY, a powerful DVD ripper that preserves your collection. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 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