COMPACT DISC RECORDABLE

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does compact disc recordable mean? 

• COMPACT DISC RECORDABLE (noun)
  The noun COMPACT DISC RECORDABLE has 1 sense:

1. a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory

  Familiarity information: COMPACT DISC RECORDABLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPACT DISC RECORDABLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

CD-R; CD-WO; compact disc recordable; compact disc write-once

Hypernyms ("compact disc recordable" is a kind of...):

CD; compact disc; compact disk (a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser)