CD-ROM drive
Optical disc reader
A CD-ROM drive is a device that reads compact discs containing digital data.
Standard in personal computers from the 1990s through the 2000s, these drives allowed users to install software, play music CDs, and access reference materials like encyclopedias.
Most modern computers have eliminated optical drives in favor of downloads and streaming.
- opticalOf vision or light
- discFlat circular object
- trayShallow portable platform
- ejectThrow out forcibly
- spinRapid rotation around axis
spin up · laser · read · read only · burn · install · software · whirring · loading · please wait · data · data transfer · storage device · media · drawer · lens · ISO · rip
- disc drivesCD burner, DVD burner, disc burner, rewriter, burner
- retro computingApple II, ENIAC, IBM PC, Commodore, Atari
- SCSISAS, terminator, initiator, target, SES
CD-ROM drivefloppy disk drive
Hardware reading flexible magnetic media
floppy drive · solid-state drive · SSD · tape drive · flash drive
CD-ROM drivecloud storage
Online data preservation service
streaming service · network drive · NAS · solid-state drive · internal storage
ROM, drive, compact, drove, driven, driving, drives, driver, memorize