Definition of Cd-rom

1. Noun. 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.


Definition of Cd-rom

1. Acronym. compact disk - read only memory. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Cd-rom

1. An optical disk storage system for computers on which data can be read or from which data can be retrieved but not entered or modified. A CD-rom unit is almost identical to the compact disk playback device for home use. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cd-rom

CCV
CCVO
CCVs
CCW
CC RAM
CC boys
CD
CD-R
CD-ROM
CD-ROM drive
CD-ROM drives
CD-RW
CD-RWs
CD-WO
CD-rom
CD1
CD11
CD13
CD14
CD15
CD18
CD19
CD2
CD20
CD26
CD27
CD28
CD29
CD3

Literary usage of Cd-rom

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses Simpson Grant (1998)
"Also included on the cd-rom is a digital portfolio of Mathew Brady's Civil War ... cd-rom ISBN 1-58218-084-9 The Life of Abraham Lincoln By Ida M. Tarbell. ..."

2. Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman by Sherman, William Tecumseh (1999)
"cd-rom ISBN 1-58218-084-9 The Life of Abraham Lincoln By Ida M. Tarbell. ... cd-rom ISBN 1-58218-081-4 A Life of Major Gen'l George A. Custer By Frederick ..."

3. Boots and Saddles: Or Life in Dakota with General Custer by Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1999)
"Her stories of life on tlie Plains an- as colorful loday as when they DrM appeared over .1 century ago. cd-rom ISBN 1-58218-0520 ..."

4. Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances, Rtecs: A Comprehensive Guide edited by Doris V. Sweet (1993)
"A cd-rom reader-driver, which can be used for the many new information ... At this time, the following four commercial versions of RTECS® on cd-rom are ..."

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