CD-WO
Noun: A cd-wo is a type of compact disc on which data can be recorded ("written") by a user only a single time. After this writing process, the data becomes permanent and the disc functions as a read-only memory (ROM) device, meaning the information cannot be erased or rewritten.
This term is used in the context of computer data storage and archival. It specifies a particular format of writable optical disc. * For long-term archival of these documents, I burned them to a cd-wo. * The software distribution was provided on a cd-wo to prevent accidental erasure.
The term cd-wo is a technical specification. In more common parlance, this type of disc is widely known as a CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable). "CD-R" is the standard consumer-facing term, while "cd-wo" may be seen in more formal or technical documentation.
- CD-R: The common, equivalent term for a compact disc that is recordable once. (Example: )
- WORM: An acronym for "Write Once, Read Many," a broader category of storage media that includes technologies like cd-wo.
- Compact Disc: The general category of optical discs for data or audio.
- CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable)
- Write-once CD
The core, single meaning of cd-wo is a write-once, read-many optical disc in the compact disc format. It does not refer to rewritable discs (CD-RW) or commercially pressed, pre-recorded CDs.
- a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory