What does "dvd-r" mean?

Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc recordable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but it can be read from an indefinite number of times.

How do you pronounce "dvd-r"?

Pronounced //ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑɹ//.

Dvd-r

//ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑɹ// noun

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Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc recordable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but it can be read from an indefinite number of times. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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