DVD-RW

DVD-RW UK US noun [countable] [singular DVD-RW plural DVD-RWs] computing

a DVD that you can use as many times as you want to record information, especially images

Thesaurus: computer memory and data storage devices_hyponym

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n. a blank DVD that can be recorded, erased, and rerecorded with data many times and read by systems using the DVD-RW format

■ a format for rewritable DVDs used by some companies

■ a disc drive that can read and record DVDs. See usage note at DVD

Origin:

an abbreviation of DVD rewritable

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DVD-RW 8 [DVD-RW] [ˌdiː viː diː ɑː ˈdʌbljuː] [ˌdiː viː diː ɑːr ˈdʌbljuː] noun

a type of DVD that you can use many times to record data (the abbreviation for ‘digital versatile disc rewritable ’)

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DVD-RW is less compatible with older DVD players.

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DVD-RW discs are more expensive than DVD-R discs.