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compact disc write-once

compact disc write-once

6.5
A CD you can record on once and then only read
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒmpækt dɪsk raɪt wʌns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : CD-WO
  • Be sure to verify your data before using a compact disc write-once, since you can't erase or rewrite it.

Examples

  • After burning the files onto a compact disc write-once, he could not make any changes to it.

  • I burned my music onto a compact disc write-once.

  • The album was released on compact disc write-once to prevent unauthorized editing.

  • He used a compact disk write-once for his presentation.

  • Before sharing the files, she saved them onto a compact disc write-once to ensure they could not be altered later.

  • It's important to double-check your recordings on a compact disc write-once, as any mistakes cannot be corrected.

  • The conference handouts were distributed on compact disc write-once to maintain the integrity of the content.

Synonyms

CD-R
vscompact disc write-once
1 4.1

A disc you can write to only once that holds music or files

is the same idea but written as a longer descriptive phrase in full
CD-WO
vscompact disc write-once
  • Archaic
6.7

A compact disc that you can write on only once and then only read

has identical meaning but appears as the full descriptive phrase in writing
compact disc recordable
vscompact disc write-once
  • Specialized
4.2

A disc you can write on once and then only read

is the same idea but appears in a shorter technical label instead

Antonyms

rewritable
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Able to be erased and written on again like a CD or memory card

How Writable

compact disc write-once
  • Specialized
6.5

Surface Forms

compact disc write-once singular
compact discs write-once plural

Morphology

compact + disk + write-once

The meaning is fully compositional: 'compact disc' identifies the storage medium and 'write-once' transparently signals that it can be written a single time, so the overall sense (a disc that can be recorded once and thereafter is read-only) follows from the parts. Although technical and more commonly phrased as 'write-once compact disc' or 'CD-R', the component meanings are predictable for a B1 learner who knows 'compact', 'disk/disc', 'write' and 'once'.

Etymology

Compact disc write-once comes from the parts compact disc and write-once: you 'write' data onto the disc one time, like making permanent marks on a page. After that the disc is 'read-only', so you can only read the files and cannot erase or change them, which is why the name means a disc that can be recorded just once.