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cd-rom
CIDE DICTIONARY
cd-rom, n.
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. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cd-rom, abbr. compact disc read-only memory (for retrieval of text or data on a VDU screen).
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