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CD-ROM

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See also: cd-rom

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siː.diːˈɹɒm/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

CD-ROM (plural CD-ROMs)

  1. compact disk - read only memory: an optical disc containing data that can be read (but not changed) by a computer

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Azerbaijani

Noun

CD-ROM (definite accusative CD-ROM-u, plural CD-ROM-lar)

  1. CD-ROM

Declension

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Chinese

Etymology

From English CD-ROM, in reference to the fact both are read-only.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siː⁵⁵ tiː⁵⁵ ɹɔːm⁵⁵/

Noun

CD-ROM

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) lurker

Usage notes

Sometimes explained as Copy, Download, Read-Only Member. It is unclear whether this is a backronym or not.

Finnish

Etymology

English CD-ROM

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːˌdeːˌrom(i)/, [ˈs̠e̞ːˌde̞ːˌro̞m(i)]
  • Rhymes: -om(i)
  • Syllabification(key): CD‧ROM
  • Hyphenation(key): CD‧ROM

Noun

CD-ROM

  1. CD-ROM

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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Japanese

 CD-ROM on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From English CD-ROM.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーディーロ [shìídíí róꜜmù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɕiːdʲiː ɾo̞mɯ̟]

Noun

C(シー)D(ディー)-ROM(ロム) (shīdī-romu) 

  1. (computing) CD-ROM

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