Compact Disk

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CD
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑmpækt dɪsk/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Hardware

Examples in Context

  1. A compact disk is a shiny, circular disk that stores information.
  2. The use of a compact disk ( CD ) pickup head as a displacement measurement system is described.
  3. The compact disk player which carries FPCS which is an original digital filter of Onkyo.
  4. In other words, the format allows holes that lead to a more compact disk image.
  5. A distinct selection from a sound recording, such as a phonograph record or compact disk, usually containing an individual work or part of a larger work.

Other meanings of CD