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ins. The CD-MO standard is deﬁned in Part I of the Or-

ange Book, but the technology never took off and has

been replaced with CD-ReWritable (CD-RW).

CD-R This is a relatively new outgrowth of CD-ROM

technology, whereby data can be easily recorded to a

writable CD by a laser instead of being manufactured.

This technology has found many uses with those who

need to create limited numbers of discs for distribu-

tion. The technology is “Write Once”, Once the data is

recorded it’s permanent. CD-R discs, once recorded,

are compatible with all CD players and CD-ROM

drives. CD-R discs can hold up to 650Mb of user data,

or up to 74 minutes of digital audio, just like regular

stamped discs. See Gold Disc.

CD-ROM Acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only

Memory. CD-ROM drives can only read the informa-

tion contained on a CD - they cannot write information

to it. The discs are created by pressing them from a

stamper containing a mirror image of the disc. Their

cost per a unit is low, and they are commonly used for

the mass distribution of software and publishing of in-

formation. CD-ROM Drive A peripheral device at-

tached to a computer that allows it to read/play a CD

disc. All CD-ROM players can also play back audio

CD’s but require external head-phones or speakers to

hear them. Some can be attached to ampliﬁers to func-

tion like normal audio CD players.

CD-ROM/XA “XA” stands for Extended Architec-

ture. CD-ROM/XA is an extension of the Yellow Book

standard, generally consistent with the ISO 9660 logi-

cal format but designed to add better audio and video

capabilities (taken from the CD-I standard) so that CD-

ROM can more easily be used for multimedia applica-

tions.

CD-RW Compact Disc ReWritable, a relatively new

addition to the recordable CD arena. CD-RW discs are

Glossary

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