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laser rot

laser rot noun: the appearance of video and audio artifacts during the playback of Laserdiscs, attributed to oxidation in the aluminum layers by poor quality adhesives used to bond the disc halves together.

Noun

laser rot (uncountable)

  1. The appearance of video and audio artifacts during the playback of Laserdiscs, attributed to oxidation in the aluminum layers by poor quality adhesives used to bond the disc halves together.

Questions about laser rot

What does laser rot mean?
Laser rot means the appearance of video and audio artifacts during the playback of Laserdiscs, attributed to oxidation in the aluminum layers by poor quality adhesives used to bond the disc halves together.
What part of speech is laser rot?
Laser rot is a noun.

Words near laser rot in the dictionary

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  2. laser pointer
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  4. laser printer
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  6. laser rot
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