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| CD1 |
abbreviation of "compact disk," a round, flat disk that sound can be recorded on and that people can listen to. Other types of information can be stored on a CD also. The information on a CD is in the same form as the information stored in a computer. It is digital information. You play a CD on a special device that has a laser in it that can "read" the information on the CD. |
| compact disk |
a small disk on which music or information is stored. A compact disk is played on a machine that uses a laser to read it. |
| laser |
A laser is a device that makes a very strong and narrow beam of light. The light is so strong that it can cut through solid things. |
| pointer |
a device, such as a stick or laser, used to show points on a map or other display. [1/4 definitions] |
| zap |
to strike or hit with laser beams, x-rays, or microwaves. [1/2 definitions] |
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