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DVD
(redirected from Digital video disc)

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DVD  (dv-d)
n.
A high-density optical disk for storing large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audio-visual material.

[d(igital) v(ideo)d(isk) and d(igital) v(ersatile) d(isk).]

DVD
abbreviation for
(Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) digital versatile or digital video disk: an optical disk used to store audio, video, or computer data, esp feature films for home viewing

DVD  (dv-d)
A compact disk designed to store large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audio-visual material.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.DVDDVD - a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
optical disc, optical disk - a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
Translations
DVD
A. N ABBR =digital versatile or video discDVD m, disco m de vídeo digital, disco digital polivalente
B. CPD DVD burner Ngrabadora f de DVDs
DVD player Nlector m de DVDs
DVD-Rom NDVD-Rom m
DVD writer Ngrabadora f de DVDs

DVD [ˌdiːviːˈdiː] n abbr (=digital versatile disc) → DVD m
on DVD → en DVD
I've got that film on DVD → J'ai ce film en DVD.

DVD
n abbr of digital versatileorvideo discDVD f

DVD:
DVD burner
nDVD-Brenner m
DVD player
nDVD-Player m
DVD recorder
nDVD-Rekorder m
DVD-Rom
nDVD-Rom f
DVD writer
nDVD-Brenner m

DVD اسطوانة دى في دي DVD dvd DVD δίσκος DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD dvd DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD-skiva ดีวีดี DVD đĩa DVD DVD光盘


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