CD
Optical storage medium
A CD is a compact disc—a plastic disc encoded with digital data, originally for audio recordings but later for any computer files.
CDs largely replaced cassette tapes in the 1990s before being supplanted by streaming and downloads: I still have boxes of CDs in the garage.
CD also abbreviates certificate of deposit, a bank product with a fixed interest rate for a set term: She put her savings in a two-year CD.
Strong transparent synthetic polymer
- laserConcentrated light device
- opticalOf vision or light
- reflectiveCasting back light
- diameterDistance across through center
spiral · track · sector · spindle · label · burning · ripping · scratch
Facts for analysis
Unified collection of recordings
- playlistArranged media collection
- trackPath or monitored route
- artistMaker of creative works
- recordingCaptured audio or video
compilation · single · EP · tracklist · release · remaster · demo · bootleg
Game participant
- changerOne who alters
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- DiscmanPortable CD audio device
stereo · hi-fi · component · portable · shuffle · repeat · skip · pause
Longing for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- outdatedNo longer in use
superseded · streaming · download · MP3 · replaced · collector · discontinued · legacy
polycarbonate
Strong transparent synthetic polymer
- laserConcentrated light device
- opticalOf vision or light
- reflectiveCasting back light
diameter · spiral · track · sector · spindle · label · burning · ripping · scratch · skip
data
Facts for analysis
archive · burn · write · read · ISO · image · ROM · blank · spindle · recordable
album
Unified collection of recordings
recording · compilation · single · EP · tracklist · release · remaster · demo · bootleg · import
player
Game participant
Discman · stereo · hi-fi · component · portable · shuffle · repeat · skip · pause · eject
nostalgia
Longing for the past
outdated · superseded · streaming · download · MP3 · replaced · collector · discontinued · legacy · 90s
certificate
Formal written attestation
interest · rate · term · maturity · yield · FDIC · fixed · penalty · APY
burner
Heat-producing device component
laser · pit · land · digital · sampling · codec · format · binary · encoding · bitrate
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- music industryalbum, albums, singles, record label, record labels
- 20th century inventionsTV, radio, television, telephone, airplane
- 80sbig hair, mullets, shoulder pads, new wave, synth-pop
- audio mediavinyl, LP, cassette, 8-track, cassette tape
- discsdisc, disk, DVD, record, diskette
Grooved analog audio disc
LP · phonograph record · cassette tape · analog recording · 8-track
Real-time digital delivery
digital download · Spotify · MP3 · streaming service · Apple Music