dvd
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Definition
- Noun:
- A digital optical disc storage format: A "DVD" is a type of optical disc used for storing and playing back digital video, audio, and other data.
- A specific recorded disc: A "DVD" can also refer to a physical disc containing a movie, software, or other digital content in this format.
Usage
- DVD is used as a countable noun. It is often preceded by articles like "a" or "the."
- It is commonly used to refer to the medium for watching films or storing data.
Examples
- Noun:
- I bought the new movie on DVD.
- This software package includes three installation DVDs.
- Do you have a DVD player?
Advanced Usage
- "DVD drive": The hardware component in a computer that reads DVDs.
- My laptop doesn't have a DVD drive anymore.
- "DVD-ROM": A DVD used for read-only memory, typically for software or data distribution.
- The encyclopedia is available on DVD-ROM.
- "to burn a DVD": To record data onto a blank DVD disc.
- I need to burn a DVD of these vacation photos.
Variants and Related Words
- DVD-R / DVD+R (n): Recordable DVD formats (can be written to once).
- DVD-RW / DVD+RW (n): Re-writable DVD formats (can be erased and re-recorded multiple times).
- Blu-ray (n): A later, high-definition optical disc format that succeeded the DVD for video.
Synonyms
- Digital Versatile Disc: The full name for the acronym DVD.
- Optical disc: A broader category that includes DVDs, CDs, and Blu-rays.
Related Phrases
- "on DVD": Available in the DVD format.
- Is the series available on DVD yet?
- "DVD collection": A set of DVDs owned by someone.
- He has a massive DVD collection.
Noun
- a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set