"no-CD" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: no-CDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} no-CD (plural no-CDs)
  1. (computing, video games, informal) A software crack for a program that usually requires the presence of the original compact disc (to prove that it is a legally-acquired copy), allowing it to run without the disc. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing, Video games

Inflected forms

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