DVD

D-V-D · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A type of optical disc used to store digital data, especially video content.

  2. 2.

    A device for playing DVD discs.

Forms

plural: DVDs

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    DVD player — A device that plays DVD discs
  • •
    DVD burner — A device that records data onto blank DVDs
  • •
    on DVD — Available in DVD format

Related words

See also: Blu-ray, cd, video
Synonyms: disc, disk

Etymology

Acronym for Digital Versatile Disc (or originally Digital Video Disc), coined in the 1990s.