CD-Recordable disc

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CD-Recordable disc

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Also known as: CD-R disc

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CD-ROM
…type of CD became available: CD-Recordable, or CD-R. These discs differ from regular CDs in having a light-sensitive organic dye layer which can be “burned” to produce a chemical “dark” spot, analogous to an ordinary CD’s pits, that can be read by existing CD and CD-ROM players. Such CDs are…
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…type of CD became available: CD-Recordable, or CD-R. These discs differ from regular CDs in having a light-sensitive organic dye layer which can be “burned” to produce a chemical “dark” spot, analogous to an ordinary CD’s pits, that can be read by existing CD and CD-ROM players. Such CDs are…
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