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CD-ROM

 (sē′dē′rŏm′)
n.
A compact disc that functions as read-only memory.
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CD-ROM

(-ˈrɒm)
n
(Electronics) compact disc read-only memory; a compact disc used with a computer system as a read-only optical disk
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CD-ROM

(ˈsiˌdiˈrɒm)

n.
a compact disc on which a large amount of digitized read-only data can be stored. Compare ROM.
[1985–90; c(ompact) d(isc) r(ead-)o(nly) m(emory)]
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CD-ROM

(sē′dē′rŏm′)
A compact disk containing permanently stored data that cannot be altered.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.CD-ROM - a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system)CD-ROM - 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
compact disc, compact disk, CD - a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, ROM - (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
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Translations

CD-ROM

[ˌsiːdiːˈrɒm]
A. N ABBR =compact disc read-only memoryCD-ROM m
B. CPD CD-ROM drive Nunidad f de CD-ROM
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

CD-ROM

[ˈsiːdiːˈrɒm] n abbr (=compact disc read-only memory) → CD-ROM m invCD-ROM drive [ˌsiːdiːˈrɒmdraɪv] nlecteur m de CD-ROM
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

CD-ROM

abbr of compact disk - read only memoryCD-ROM f; CD-ROM driveCD-ROM-Laufwerk nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

CD-ROM

[ˌsiːdiːˈrɒm] n abbr =compact disc read-only memoryCD-rom m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

CD

(siːˈdiː) noun (abbreviation)
compact disc.
CD player noun
an electrical instrument for playing compact discs.
CD-ˈROM noun (abbreviation)
compact disk read-only memory; a disk which stores information that can be displayed on a computer.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

CD-ROM

مُحَرِّكُ القُرْصِ الـمَضْغُوط CD-ROM cd-rom CD-ROM δίσκος CD-ROM CD-ROM CD-ROM CD-ROM CD-ROM CD-ROM CD-ROM CD롬 cd-rom CD-ROM CD-ROM CD-ROM компакт-диск, предназначенный для использования на компьютере CD-ROM-skiva ซีดี-รอม CD-ROM đĩa chứa dữ liệu chỉ đọc 光盘驱动器
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Hardware: PC running Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Me, or NT, and CD-ROM player.
If even after playing chess for several days you are still unable to discern a path back to the safe world of concrete and hamburgers, at least your final hours can be spent listening to the audio charms of Celine Dion, courtesy of the CD-Rom player. Her heart will go on as long as the batteries last.
As a CD-ROM player, it delivers 48X max performance, an 85ms average access time, and a fast 40X Digital Audio Extraction (DAE) speed.
PENTIUM PC: 16 MB RAM, MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95, HARD DISK WITH 15 MB FREE SPACE, DOUBLE-SPEED CD-ROM PLAYER, 640 x 480 DISPLAY WITH THOUSANDS OF COLORS, MULTIMEDIA PC STANDARD SOUND BOARD AND SPEAKERS.
Also, given that the book is aimed at intermediates, I'd have though that telling the reader how to put a CD into a CD-ROM player would be unnecessary!
But the CD-ROM player for the navigation system would be better sited on the floor of the boot rather than the roof below the rear parcel shelf where it gets in the way when carrying big objects.
Due to its engineering, the drive is much quieter than the average CD-ROM player, creating an environment where the noise doesn't detract from the user's appreciation of the music or game.
Unlike conventional desktop computers, the JavaStation has no hard or floppy drive, no slots and no CD-ROM player. A small box enclosure contains a microSPARCII processor, memory (from 8MB to 64MB), Flash RAM (up to 8MB) and networking interfaces (10BaseT or 100BaseT).
You may only want to connect to the Internet so you might not need a CD-ROM player, but you'll need a modem.
Its higher price ($2,175) is due to improvements including a latter, higher resolution 15-inch monitor; Apple Video/TV capabilities, which make it cable-ready and let you digitize and display video from camcorders and VCRs; Apple Presentation System for outputting digitized video and Mac graphics to tape or a standard video monitor; and a remote control that turns on the Mac or the TV and operates the CD-ROM player.