CD drive

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001028",
  "term": "CD drive",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An optical disc drive that reads data from compact discs (CDs) using a laser. It spins the disc at high speeds and uses a laser beam to detect microscopic pits and lands on the disc's surface, converting these reflections into digital data. This device was a standard component in personal computers for software installation and audio playback, with typical read speeds measured in multiples of 150 kilobytes per second.",
  "synonyms": [
    "compact disc drive"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "see_also": [
    "DVD drive",
    "Blu-ray drive",
    "HD DVD drive"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "CD-Laufwerk",
    "es": "unidad de CD",
    "fr": "lecteur de CD"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cd-drive/"
}