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no-CD

no-CD noun: a software crack for a program that usually requires the presence of the original compact disc (to prove that it is a legally-acquired copy), allowing it to run without the disc.

Noun

no-CD (plural no-CDs)

  1. (informal) A software crack for a program that usually requires the presence of the original compact disc (to prove that it is a legally-acquired copy), allowing it to run without the disc.
    • Some NO-CDs will replace your Game.exe, which sucks. I can entirely understand how he lost his game.exe, and why he needs it back.2000, Sean, “CD-Key Generator and Game.exe”, in alt.games.diablo (Usenet)
    • I have one little problem with no cds, not insurmountable. Sometimes when I click to start up the game I get a message about not being abole to find the right DirectX driver or soemthing ( I forget exactly because I no longer actually read it ) and I have to reboot the computer then it's ok.2008, kat, “Re: Speedy skilling”, in alt.games.the-sims (Usenet)

Forms of no-CD

pluralno-CDs

Questions about no-CD

What does no-CD mean?
No-CD means a software crack for a program that usually requires the presence of the original compact disc (to prove that it is a legally-acquired copy), allowing it to run without the disc.
What part of speech is no-CD?
No-CD is a noun.
What is the plural of no-CD?
The plural of no-CD is no-CDs.

Words near no-CD in the dictionary

  1. no-break spaces
  2. no-brow
  3. no-build
  4. no-call-no-show
  5. no-call-no-shows
  6. no-CD
  7. no-CDs
  8. no-code
  9. no-coiner
  10. no-coiners
  11. no-collar

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