"no-CD" meaning in English

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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "orig": "en:Computing",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "name": "Video games",
          "orig": "en:Video games",
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            "Mass media",
            "Software",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000, Sean, “CD-Key Generator and Game.exe”, in alt.games.diablo (Usenet):",
          "text": "Some NO-CDs will replace your Game.exe, which sucks. I can entirely understand how he lost his game.exe, and why he needs it back.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, kat, “Re: Speedy skilling”, in alt.games.the-sims (Usenet):",
          "text": "I have one little problem with no cds, not insurmountable. Sometimes when I click to start up the game I get a message about not being abole to find the right DirectX driver or soemthing ( I forget exactly because I no longer actually read it ) and I have to reboot the computer then it's ok.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Matt v3.2, “Re: Daemon tools - best virtual drive choice?”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet):",
          "text": "I know you said you were talking about real DOS, but I have this game setup to run in DOSbox with no-CDs and it plays great, better than it did in DOS 6.22 in fact. :)",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
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        [
          "video game",
          "video game"
        ],
        [
          "software",
          "software"
        ],
        [
          "crack",
          "crack"
        ],
        [
          "program",
          "program"
        ],
        [
          "compact disc",
          "compact disc"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "copy",
          "copy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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."
      ],
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        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences",
        "video-games"
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  "word": "no-CD"
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    {
      "form": "no-CDs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000, Sean, “CD-Key Generator and Game.exe”, in alt.games.diablo (Usenet):",
          "text": "Some NO-CDs will replace your Game.exe, which sucks. I can entirely understand how he lost his game.exe, and why he needs it back.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, kat, “Re: Speedy skilling”, in alt.games.the-sims (Usenet):",
          "text": "I have one little problem with no cds, not insurmountable. Sometimes when I click to start up the game I get a message about not being abole to find the right DirectX driver or soemthing ( I forget exactly because I no longer actually read it ) and I have to reboot the computer then it's ok.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Matt v3.2, “Re: Daemon tools - best virtual drive choice?”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet):",
          "text": "I know you said you were talking about real DOS, but I have this game setup to run in DOSbox with no-CDs and it plays great, better than it did in DOS 6.22 in fact. :)",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "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."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "video game",
          "video game"
        ],
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          "software",
          "software"
        ],
        [
          "crack",
          "crack"
        ],
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          "program",
          "program"
        ],
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          "compact disc",
          "compact disc"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "copy",
          "copy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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."
      ],
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        "informal"
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
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        "video-games"
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