compact disc

noun

com·​pact disc ˈkäm-ˌpakt- 

: cd entry 2

Examples of compact disc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite falling firmly behind compact disc sales for decades, the vintage physical music medium returned to the top spot in 2022 for the first time since 1987. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024

The 1997 game arrived with the aplomb of a late-era Beatles album, packaged in all white and arriving on three compact discs. —Gene Park, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024

And the compact disc, followed by the mpeg and internet streaming, meant the death of the cassette and, with it, the mixtapes that, for those of us who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, were a primary means of self-expression. —Rich Cohen, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023

One of the few titles to be getting a compact disc as well as vinyl edition for the day. —Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2023

Other formats besides LPs are included in the Luminate study, of course, and for once, almost nothing was down from the previous year — not even compact discs. —Chris Willman, Variety, 12 July 2023

Staffers sometimes copied documents onto compact discs or even handwritten notes. —Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023

The 1987 sale, which came with 170,000 vinyl LPs sitting in a warehouse, arrived at a moment when compact discs were ascendant and demand for music on wax was approaching its lowest. —Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2023

Whereas most camp sets nest together in a large cylindrical shape, this set includes a large pot, kettle and pan that nest inside of each other to form a slim, compact disc. —Sara Tane, goodhousekeeping.com, 16 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

compact disc

noun

: CD