"DVD-R" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑɹ/ (note: modern retronymic pronunciation), /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈɑɹ/ (note: older usage), /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈmaɪnəs ɑɹ/ [proscribed], /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: DVD-Rs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} DVD-R (plural DVD-Rs)
  1. Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc recordable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but it can be read from an indefinite number of times. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Digital Versatile Disc recordable (extra: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but it can be read from an indefinite number of times.)

Inflected forms

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