optical disc
noun[C]
IT(USalsooptical disk)ukusacomputerdiscthat isreadby alaser(= anarrowbeamoflight). It canstoresound,video, orcomputerdataandprograms:
Thesystemisintendedfor use with nextgenerationopticaldiscs, such as Blu-ray and HD-DVDs.
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