Minidisc

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A magnetooptical format for storing digital audio. uncountable

    "This convinces me that MiniDisc is a format whose time has come and gone. When MiniDisc first came out, I was very excited at the existence of an erasable disc format for music."

  2. 2
    A disc/disk in MiniDisc format
  3. 3
    A disk that uses this format. countable

    "So the recording is real time: To get an hour of music on a MiniDisc, it'll take you an hour. If you go for the MiniDisc and Voquette MiniDisc NetLink solution, you'll probably want to build a collection of MiniDiscs rather than recording music to a MiniDisc temporarily, the way you download music to an ultraportable MP3 player."

  4. 4
    A minidisc player or recorder.

    "Jayne K. Guberman (2005), In our own voices ― A guide to conducting life history interviews with American Jewish women, page 20: “Make sure that your minidisc has microphone inputs. Hand-held, high-quality microphones may need a preamplifier to work with a minidisc.”"

  5. 5
    A MiniDisc player or recorder. countable

    "Jon Konrath (2003), Tell Me a Story about the Devil ― Selected Journals, 1997—1999, page 137: “It'll be nice to travel with a MiniDisc, too. A MiniDisc, a GameBoy, a camcorder, a cellphone—I think RoboCop hauled around less gear.”"

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Example

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"I used to have a MiniDisc player."

Etymology

From mini- + disc.

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