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ripping

1 5.1

Copying music or movies from a disc to a computer as digital files

noun
/ˈrɪpɪŋ/

Specialized

: copiado

The technician demonstrated how to perform the ripping process to create digital copies of the music collection from the CDs.

Examples

She enjoys ripping her favorite albums so she can listen to them on her smartphone.
So I don't understand what the issue here with ripping CDs is.
The ripping of the audio files from the DVD to the computer took several minutes but was worth it for the quality.

Synonyms

copying

vsripping

20 1.0

Making another thing that is the same as the first, for example a photo or someone else's answers

is a procedure that extracts audio or data from an optical disc into files

Antonyms

to delete

287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

to erase

144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

Compounds

ripping bar

8.3

A long heavy metal tool with a flat chisel end for prying and a curved claw end for pulling nails

ripping chisel

Specialized

9.3

A long, strong hand tool with a bent blade for prying and cleaning deep joints in wood

Surface Forms

ripping singular

rippings plural

Morphology

ripping = rip (semi-transparent) = rip + ing

Morphologically a gerund/nominalization of the computing verb 'rip', but the computing sense of the verb is specialized and may not be known to all learners.

Etymology

Ripping in computing borrows the image of rip 'to pull off' — like tearing a song or file off a CD and putting it into your computer. So 'ripping' means copying tracks from a disc into digital files.