CD-RW

n.

a compact disc onto which data can be written multiple times.

[1995-2000; C(ompact) D(isc)-R(e)W(ritable)]

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abbrev

Compact disc rewritable

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CD-RW UK [ˌsiː diː ɑː(r) ˈdʌb(ə)ljuː] US [ˌsi di ɑr ˈdʌb(ə)lju] noun [countable] [singular CD-RW plural CD-RWs] computing

compact disc rewritable: a CD you can use as many times as you want to record music or information from a computer

Thesaurus: computer memory and data storage devices_hyponym

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abbr. compact disc rewritable, a blank CD that can be recorded, erased, and rerecorded many times

■ a disk drive that can read and record CDs

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CD-RW 7 [CD-RW] [ˌsiː diː ɑː ˈdʌbljuː] [ɑrː] noun countable, uncountable

the abbreviation for ‘compact disc rewritable ’ (a CD on which information, sound and pictures can be recorded and removed more than once)