Optical disc — Optical media redirects here. For transmission media for light, see Medium (optics). The optical lens of a compact disc drive. In computing and optical disc recording technologies, an optical disc is a flat, usually circular disc which encodes… … Wikipedia
Optical recording — The history of optical recording can be divided into a few number of distinct major contributions. The pioneers of optical recording worked mostly independently, and their solutions to the many technical challenges have very distinctive features … Wikipedia
Videodisc — (or video disc) is a general term for a laser or stylus readable random access circular disc that contains both audio and video signals recorded in an analog form. Typically, it is a reference to any such media that predates the mainstream… … Wikipedia
videodisc — [vid′ē ō disk΄] n. a disc on which images and sounds, as of a film, can be recorded for reproduction by a player connected to a TV receiver: also videodisk, video disc, video disk * * * vid·e·o·disc also vid·e·o·disk (vĭdʹē ō dĭsk ) n. A… … Universalium
Optical disc authoring — Optical discs Optical disc Optical disc drive Optical disc authoring Authoring software Recording technologies Recording modes Packet writing Optical media types … Wikipedia
optical disc — noun a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface • Syn: ↑optical disk • Hypernyms: ↑memory device, ↑storage device • Hyponyms: ↑compact disk, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
videodisc — or videodisk noun Date: 1967 1. a disc similar in appearance and use to a phonograph record on which programs have been recorded for playback on a television set; also optical disk 2. a recording (as of a movie) on a videodisc … New Collegiate Dictionary
videodisc — vid•e•o•disc [[t]ˈvɪd i oʊˌdɪsk[/t]] n. rtv an optical disc on which a motion picture or television program is recorded for playback on a television set Also called laser videodisc Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
optical disk — noun a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface • Syn: ↑optical disc • Hypernyms: ↑memory device, ↑storage device • Hyponyms: ↑compact disk, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
videodisc — noun An optical disc used to record video images on special equipment See Also: DVD, Laserdisc … Wiktionary
videodisc — n. disc on which images and sounds are stored to be read by a laser, optical disk … English contemporary dictionary