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A compact disc is a small, shiny disc that stores digital information using laser technology, allowing it to hold music, videos, or computer data. It became important because it offered a reliable, portable way to distribute and play high-quality audio and other digital content before internet streaming became widespread.
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Research
735 papers- Calculations on compact disc cracking.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2021
- Anatomy, Back, Lumbar Vertebrae.2026
- From papyrus to compact disc: the microbial deterioration of documentary heritage.Critical reviews in microbiology · 2005
- Compact Disc-Derived Nanocarbon-Supported Catalysts with Extreme Catalytic Activity.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2025
- Image management systems.Gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2014
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- Owned by
- Sony Group
- Followed by
- DVD
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Image
- OD Compact disc.svg
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- Compact disc
- short name
- CD
- Commons category
- Compact discs
- topic's main category
- Category:Compact disc
- inception
- 1979-00-00
- discoverer or inventor
- James Russell
- equivalent class
- purl.org/ontology/mo/CD
- storage capacity
- 700
- different from
- CD-ROM
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- replaces
- phonograph record
- exact match
- rs.tdwg.org/format/values/m044
- compatible with
- CD player
- P13411
- Perm
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