CD-R

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CD-R

abbr.
compact disk-recordable
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CD-R

abbreviation for
(Electronics) compact disc recordable: a compact disc that can be used to record only once. Compare CDE
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Cdr.

or CDR,

Commander.

CD-R


n.
a compact disc onto which data can be written but not erased or modified.
[1985–90; C(ompact) D(isc)-R(ecordable)]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.CD-R - a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory
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
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Translations

CD-R

[ˌsiːdiːˈɑːr] nCD-R m inv
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References in periodicals archive
The Terapin Video CD Recorder captures video input from camcorders, TVs, VCRs, DVDs or cable boxes and writes it to either a CD-R or CD-RW.
In fact, Hogan Yu, MCIC at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC has shown that all you need is a few recordable compact disks (CD-Rs), some alkanethiols, a splash of nitric acid, and a lot of ingenuity.
DVD-R media provides an archival life expectancy that is equal to or better than CD-R; for this reason, the format is suitable for long-term archival of any information that can be stored digitally.
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