CD writer

Optical disc recorder

A CD writer is a device that records data onto compact discs, also called a CD burner.

Early personal computers required separate drives for reading and writing CDs, but by the 2000s most optical drives could do both.

The technology has largely been supplanted by USB drives and cloud storage: Does your laptop even have a CD writer?

data

backup

Stored duplicate for recovery

burning · copy · duplicate · ISO · disc image · data transfer · formatting · filesystem · session · finalize

media

compact disc

Optical data storage medium

  • CD-RWrite-once optical medium
  • CD-RWErasable optical storage medium
  • discFlat circular object

recordable · rewritable · jewel case · spindle · polycarbonate

hardware

burner

Heat-producing device component

laser · firmware · USB · SATA · IDE · buffer · driver · eject · mount · spindle

audio

music

Organized auditory art

  • albumUnified collection of recordings
  • tracksMarks showing passage
  • playlistArranged media collection

mixtape · soundtrack · audio CD · ripping · MP3 · WAV · gapless · track listing · compilation

software

Nero

Tyrannical first-century ruler

Opposites
data operation

CD writerCD-ROM drive

Device reading optical discs

CD player · DVD player · playback device

storage technology generation

CD writerflash drive

Portable digital storage device

USB drive · cloud storage · solid-state drive · SSD · streaming service

Family

writer, write, writes, wrote, written, writing, rewrite, rewriter, underwrite

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G