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Noun: compact disc
  1. A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
    "He still preferred listening to music on compact discs rather than streaming";
    - compact disk, CD

Derived forms: compact discs

Type of: optical disc, optical disk, recording

Encyclopedia: Compact disc