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

How to watch Zabriskie Point: On DVD or YouTube How to watch Performance: Stream on Apple TV, Prime Video, or YouTube. —Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024

Thanks to reruns on Cartoon Network and DVD sales, the series was revived and became a massive success. —Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024

Remembering John Lennon and Paul McCartney's Last Recording Together — Four Years After the Beatles’ Split The film had previously been released on video formats in 1980, but had not been previously licensed for release on DVD, Blu-ray or streaming, according to Billboard. —Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024

Though Let It Be premiered in movie theaters in 1970 and was released on home video formats in the early 1980s, it has never been officially issued on DVD, blu-ray or streaming. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024

Dune: Part Two is on digital Tuesday, April 16, then available to buy on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD May 14. —Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024

Ahead of the Blu-ray and DVD release of Good Burger 2, PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at a blooper reel featuring stars Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, as well as Leslie Jones, who plays the sister of Thompson's character Dexter Reed. —Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024

The Marvels is now available to stream on Disney+ and available to purchase on DVD and Blu-ray. —Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024

In its 27-year history, Netflix has gone through a major transformation from its origins as a DVD rental-by-mail service into a streaming platform that’s watched—and binged—by more than 260 million people today. —Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024

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