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compact disc vs audio CD

audio CD vs compact disc

compact disc and audio CD both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compact disc Yes No No No
audio CD Yes No No No
As nouns, audio CD is a hyponym of compact disc; that is, audio CD is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compact disc:
  • compact disc: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
  • audio CD: compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
compact disc (noun) audio CD (noun)
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
Difference between compact disc and audio CD

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