A compact disc on which one can write only once and thereafter is read-only; Also called: compact disc recordable, CD-WO, compact disc write-once.
(abbreviation for compact disc-recordable) Compact disc on which data can be overwritten (compare CD-ROM, compact disc read-only memory). The disc combines magnetic and optical technology: during the writing process, a laser melts the surface of the disc, thereby allowing the magnetic elements of the surface layer to be realigned.
Acronym for compact disc-recordable. A type of CD-ROM that can be written on a CD recorder and read on a CD-ROM drive. See also CD recorder, CD-ROM.