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OPTICAL DISK

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019720

A noncontact, random-access disk typically tracked by optical laser beams and used for mass storage and retrieval of generally digitized text and graphics. Sometimes called an optical digital disk or optical digital data disk. Types include WORM (write once read many), CD-ROM (compact disk--read only memory), CD-I (compact disk--interactive), and erasable optical disks.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019720
FieldEnvironment
SubjectPolicy and guidance
AbbreviationOD
SynonymsOPTICAL DIGITAL DATA DISK; OPTICAL DIGITAL DISK
ReferencesRecords Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019720",
  "term": "OPTICAL DISK",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A noncontact, random-access disk typically tracked by optical laser beams and used for mass storage and retrieval of generally digitized text and graphics. Sometimes called an optical digital disk or optical digital data disk. Types include WORM (write once read many), CD-ROM (compact disk--read only memory), CD-I (compact disk--interactive), and erasable optical disks.",
  "abbreviation": "OD",
  "synonyms": [
    "OPTICAL DIGITAL DATA DISK",
    "OPTICAL DIGITAL DISK"
  ],
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Records Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/optical-disk/"
}

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