"Blu-ray Disc" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Blu-ray Discs [plural]
Etymology: From blue + ray, from the blue laser used to read and write the format, and disc. Etymology templates: {{m|en|blue}} blue, {{m|en|ray}} ray, {{m|en|disc}} disc Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Blu-ray Disc}} Blu-ray Disc (plural Blu-ray Discs)
  1. An optical disc storage medium used for data and video, introduced in 2006, having the same physical dimensions as a CD or DVD but greater storage capacity. Wikipedia link: Blu-ray Disc Translations (optical disc): 藍光光盤 (Chinese Mandarin), 蓝光光盘 (lánguāng guāngpán) (Chinese Mandarin), Blu-ray დისკი (Blu-ray disḳi) (Georgian), Blu-ray დისკი (Blu-ray disḳi) (Mingrelian)
    Sense id: en-Blu-ray_Disc-en-noun-KrDTM2qG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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