Blu-ray drive
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000649
An optical disc drive that reads and writes data to Blu-ray discs, which offer significantly higher storage capacity than DVDs or CDs. It uses a blue-violet laser with a shorter wavelength than red lasers, allowing for a smaller spot size and denser data storage. Single-layer Blu-ray discs hold 25 gigabytes of data, while dual-layer discs hold 50 gigabytes.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-000649 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial electronics |
| See also | CD drive; DVD drive; HD DVD drive |
| Translations | German: Blu-ray-Laufwerk; Spanish: unidad Blu-ray; French: lecteur Blu-ray |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Blu-ray drive",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "An optical disc drive that reads and writes data to Blu-ray discs, which offer significantly higher storage capacity than DVDs or CDs. It uses a blue-violet laser with a shorter wavelength than red lasers, allowing for a smaller spot size and denser data storage. Single-layer Blu-ray discs hold 25 gigabytes of data, while dual-layer discs hold 50 gigabytes.",
"subject": "Industrial electronics",
"see_also": [
"CD drive",
"DVD drive",
"HD DVD drive"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Blu-ray-Laufwerk",
"es": "unidad Blu-ray",
"fr": "lecteur Blu-ray"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/blu-ray-drive/"
}
Record 713 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.