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compact discs

compact discs is the plural of compact disc.

Meaning of compact disc

Noun

compact disc (plural compact discs)

  1. A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.
    Synonyms:
    CD

Questions about compact discs

What is compact discs the plural of?
Compact discs is the plural of compact disc.

Words near compact discs in the dictionary

  1. compact cassette
  2. compact cassettes
  3. compact disc
  4. compact disc drive
  5. compact disc drives
  6. compact discs
  7. compact disk
  8. compact disks
  9. compact executive car
  10. compact executive cars
  11. compact fluorescent lamp

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