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CD-ROM definition

CD-ROM (sē′dē′räm′)

noun

a compact disc on which stored computer data can be accessed

Etymology: c(ompact) d(isc) + ROM

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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