CD-ROM drive
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3.7
- noun
- /siː diː rɒm draɪv/
- Archaic
:
unidad de CD-ROM
- Obviously, every computer these days comes with a DVD and CD-ROM drive that allows its users to store data using DVDs or CDs.
It is downloading it from the CD-ROM drive.
- It is downloading it from the CD-ROM drive.
Examples
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Intelligence analysts in major U.S. counterterrorism agencies use decades-old information technology, and many lack high-speed Internet access or even writable CD-ROM drives.
Academic text (2006) -
The connection of computers to laser-disc players and/or CD-ROM drives opens up the world of random access for teachers.
Academic text (1992) -
Now, for a CD-ROM drive to be effective, it has to be portable... ...it has to be fast.
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The distinct silver jewel case lies by the CD-ROM drive.
Fiction book (2001) -
Newer CD-ROM drives use less power and may not have this issue.
Blog text (9) -
No audio CD unit of which I am aware connects directly to computers, but CD-ROM drives do.
Academic text (1992) -
Computers equipped with CD-ROM drives and a collection of suitable application software belong in every school library and in every music classroom.
Academic text (1996) -
By connecting a laser-disc player or CD-ROM drive with audio playback capability to a computer, a teacher can easily develop collections of excerpts for use in the classroom, and almost as easily provide teaching materials for students to use on their own.
Academic text (1992) -
A multimedia computer—one that contains a CD-ROM drive, a sound card, and a pair of speakers or headphones—is designed to combine visual images and sound.
Academic text (1996) -
The new PCs will all have a CD-ROM drive built in, allowing users to access a wide range of software.
Synonyms
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3.5
A device in a computer that holds and spins a disk to read or write data
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2.7
A part of a computer or music player that reads CDs
How Writable
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3.2
- Archaic
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
CD-ROM + drive
The meaning 'a device that reads information from CD-ROM discs' is directly and compositionally derived from 'CD-ROM' (the disc/media format) + 'drive' (a device that reads storage media). This noun–noun compound follows regular English compounding rules and would be understandable to a B1 learner who already knows both constituent terms, even if the technical label itself may be less familiar.
Etymology
CD-ROM drive gets its name from CD-ROM and drive. A CD-ROM is a small shiny disc whose letters mean 'compact disc' and 'read-only memory', meaning you can read but not change its data, and the drive is the machine that spins the disc and reads what is on it, so the whole phrase means 'a device that reads information from CD-ROM discs'.