CD-ROM
pre-pressed compact disc containing computer data
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Summary
CD-ROM ranks in the top 2% of practices entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,590 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Denon[2]
- Subclass of: compact disc[3], machine-readable medium[4], recording medium[5]
- Commons category: CD-ROM[6]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1982[7]
- Different from: lurker[8], compact disc[9]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for CD-ROM include CD Projekt[10], an enterprise[11], in Poland[12], founded in 1994[13], headquartered in Warsaw[14] and Nero[15], an optical disc authoring software[16].
Why It Matters
CD-ROM has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] CD-ROM is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]
Entities named for CD-ROM include CD Projekt[10], an enterprise[11], in Poland[12], founded in 1994[13], headquartered in Warsaw[14] and Nero[15], an optical disc authoring software[16].