A CD-ROM is a CD on which a very large amount of information can be stored and then read using a computer. CD-ROM is an abbreviation for 'compact disc read-only memory'.
[computing]
A single CD-ROM can hold more than 500 megabytes of data.
The collected Austen novels on CD-ROM will cost £35.
CD-ROM in British English
(-ˈrɒm)
noun
compact disc read-only memory; a compact disc used with a computer system as a read-only optical disk
CD-ROM in American English
(ˌsiˌdiˈrɑm)
noun
a compact disc on which stored computer data can be accessed
Word origin
c(ompact) d(isc) + ROM
Examples of 'CD-ROM' in a sentence
CD-ROM
He downloaded the signal immediately, then logged into his Classified Intelligence CD-ROM and turned to the section on Russia.
Patrick Robinson BARRACUDA 945 (2003)
In other languages
CD-ROM
British English: CD-ROM /siː diː ˈrɒm/ NOUN
A CD-ROM is a disc which can be read by a computer, and on which a large amount of data is stored.
American English: CD-ROM
Arabic: مُحَرِّكُ القُرْصِ الـمَضْغُوط
Brazilian Portuguese: CD-ROM
Chinese: 光盘驱动器
Croatian: CD-ROM
Czech: CD-ROM
Danish: cd-rom
Dutch: cd-rom
European Spanish: CD-ROM
Finnish: CD-ROM
French: CD-ROM
German: CD-ROM
Greek: δίσκος CD-ROM
Italian: CD-ROM
Japanese: CD-ROM
Korean: CD롬
Norwegian: CD-ROM
Polish: CD-ROM
European Portuguese: CD-ROM
Romanian: CD-ROM
Russian: компакт-диск, предназначенный для использования на компьютере