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compact disk vs optical disc

optical disc vs compact disk

compact disk and optical disc both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compact disk Yes No No No
optical disc Yes No No No
As nouns, optical disc is a hypernym of compact disk; that is, optical disc is a word with a broader meaning than compact disk:
  • compact disk: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
  • optical disc: a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
Other hypernyms of compact disk include optical disk, recording.
compact disk (noun) optical disc (noun)
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
Difference between compact disk and optical disc

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