What (who) is CD-ROMs - definition

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Roms; ROMS (disambiguation)

CD-ROM

PRE-PRESSED COMPACT DISC CONTAINING COMPUTER DATA

CD ROM; CDROM; CD Rom; CD-Rom; CD rom; CD-ROM drive; CDROMs; Cd-rom; Cd-ROM; CD-rom; 1x CD-ROM; 12x CD-ROM; 10x CD-ROM; 16x CD-ROM; 24x CD-ROM; 2x CD-ROM; 32x CD-ROM; 40x CD-ROM; 48x CD-ROM; 4x CD-ROM; 50x CD-ROM; 52x CD-ROM; 8x CD-ROM; 6x CD-ROM; 36x CD-ROM; Quad speed CD-ROM; CD-ROM player; Double speed CD-ROM; CD-ROM drives; CD-ROM reader; CD-ROM tray; Compact Disk-Read Only Memory; Yellow Book (CD-ROM standards); CD-ROMs; 74 Minutes; CD/ROM; Cdrom; CDROM/XA; CD-Roms; PC CD-ROM; Cd roms; CD-ROM XA; CD-ROM Drive; CD Drive; Cd ROM; CD–ROM; ISO/IEC 10149; Compact disc read-only memory; CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1; CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 2; CD-ROM Mode 1; CD-ROM Mode 2; ECMA-130

(CD-ROMs)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

A CD-ROM is a CD on which a very large amount of information can be stored and then read using a computer. CD-ROM is an abbreviation for 'compact disc read-only memory'. (COMPUTING)

The collected Austen novels on CD-ROM will cost ?35.

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CD-ROM

PRE-PRESSED COMPACT DISC CONTAINING COMPUTER DATA

Compact Disc Read-Only Memory

CD-ROM

PRE-PRESSED COMPACT DISC CONTAINING COMPUTER DATA

¦ noun a compact disc used in a computer as a read-only device for displaying data.

Origin

1980s: acronym from compact disc read-only memory.

Wikipedia

ROMS

ROMS may refer to:

Ringgit Operations Monitoring System, an FX market regulatory reporting system owned and operated by Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank of Malaysia.
The Roma people
"ROMs" is also the plural of ROM
Royal Oak Middle School
Russian Organization for Multimedia and Digital Systems
Regional Ocean Modeling System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROMS

Pronunciation examples for CD-ROMs

1. with CD-ROMs.

Bitwise - A Life in Code _ David Auerbach _ Talks at Google

2. JOHN FLANSBURGH: Actually, CD-ROMs

I Like Fun - They Might Be Giants _ John Linnell & John Flansburgh _ Talks at Google

3. to have these CD-ROMs.

Survival of the Unfittest _ Maysoon Zayid _ Talks at Google

4. We would create CD-ROMs.

Leadership Lessons from the Trenches of Disruption _ Scott D Anthony _ Talks at Google

5. Originally disks and eventually CD-ROMs.

How the Internet Happened _ Brian McCullough _ Talks at Google

Examples of use of CD-ROMs

1. The book will also be available in CD–ROMs. (VNA)

2. EagleForce then produced CD–ROMs containing the information – except for latitude and longitude and spouse‘s first name – and provided those CD–ROMs to TSA for use in watch list match testing,‘‘ the documents said.

3. Those who have brought laptops with them can do this with discs and CD–roms.

4. EagleForce then produced CD–ROMs containing the information _ except for latitude and longitude and spouse‘s first name _ "and provided those CD–ROMs to TSA for use in watch list match testing," the documents said.

5. Millions of CD–Roms will be given away free in HMV stores.