"live CD" meaning in English

See live CD in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: live CDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} live CD (plural live CDs)
  1. (computing) A storage medium, often a compact disc, that contains a complete operating system that can be booted off the medium without having to install it. Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: live DVD, live USB Coordinate_terms: boot disk, boot drive, boot floppy

Inflected forms

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