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Definition of CD-ROM
1. Noun. A compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user.
Generic synonyms: Cd, Compact Disc, Compact Disk, Fixed Storage, Read-only Memory, Read-only Storage, Rom
Definition of CD-ROM
1. Acronym. compact disk - read only memory. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of CD-ROM
1. An optical disk storage system for computers on which data can be read or from which data can be retrieved but not entered or modified. A CD-rom unit is almost identical to the compact disk playback device for home use. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of CD-ROM
| CCV CCVO CCVs CCW CC RAM CC boys CD CD-R CD-ROM (current term) CD-ROM drive | CD-ROM drives CD-RW CD-RWs CD-WO CD-rom CD1 CD11 CD13 CD14 CD15 | CD18 CD19 CD2 CD20 CD26 CD27 CD28 CD29 CD3 |
Literary usage of CD-ROM
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses Simpson Grant (1998)
"Also included on the CD-ROM is a digital portfolio of Mathew Brady's Civil War
... CD-ROM ISBN 1-58218-084-9 The Life of Abraham Lincoln By Ida M. Tarbell. ..."
2. Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman by Sherman, William Tecumseh (1999)
"CD-ROM ISBN 1-58218-084-9 The Life of Abraham Lincoln By Ida M. Tarbell. ...
CD-ROM ISBN 1-58218-081-4 A Life of Major Gen'l George A. Custer By Frederick ..."
3. Boots and Saddles: Or Life in Dakota with General Custer by Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1999)
"Her stories of life on tlie Plains an- as colorful loday as when they DrM appeared
over .1 century ago. CD-ROM ISBN 1-58218-0520 ..."
4. Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances, Rtecs: A Comprehensive Guide edited by Doris V. Sweet (1993)
"A CD-ROM reader-driver, which can be used for the many new information ...
At this time, the following four commercial versions of RTECS® on CD-ROM are ..."
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