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DVD-ROM [3 records]

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Record 1 2009-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
CONT

[A] recordable optical media, [the] recordable DVD-R ... offers storage capacity far beyond recordable CDs.

OBS

DVD: digital versatile disk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Vidéodisque numérique correspondant à la version enregistrable une seule fois du DVD-ROM, qui permet une capacité de stockage allant de 3, 8 à 7, 9 gigaoctets.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
OBS

DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disk, an optical storage format which stores approximately 2.6 gigabytes in its most basic form, or about 4 times the storage of a CD-ROM.

OBS

ROM: read-only memory.

OBS

DVD is also short for digital video disk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Vidéodisque numérique correspondant à la version informatique du DVD, qui permet une capacité de stockage allant de 4, 7 à 17 gigaoctets, soit plus de 7 fois supérieure à celle d’un CD-ROM.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
CONT

Sony and Philips initially has a DVD-RAM that was capable of recording 2.6 gigabytes of data per side. Their recent DVD-RAM design packs 3 gigabytes per side and is more compatible with existing pre-recorded DVDs. Improvements over the past year make it possible to store 15 gigabytes of data per side (high-density DVDs).

OBS

DVD: digital versatile disk.

OBS

RAM: random access memory.

Key term(s)
  • recordable digital video disc

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Vidéodisque numérique correspondant à la version réenregistrable du DVD-ROM, qui permet une capacité de stockage minimale de 2, 6 gigaoctets par face, équivalant à une heure de film vidéo.

CONT

Le DVD-RAM, qui utilise la technologie du changement de phase, contient des données effaçables et réinscriptibles à volonté.

Spanish

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