videodisc (redirected from videodiscs)

vid·e·o·disc also vid·e·o·disk  (vd--dsk)

n.

A recording on an optical disk, especially of a movie, that can be played on a television. See Usage Note at compact disk.

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[Originally a German trademark.]

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videodisc - a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set DVD, videodisk 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