English | Danish |
audio CD | lyd-cd (A compact disc containing audio information (as opposed to a CD-ROM containing data and files)) |
bootable CD | cd, der kan startes fra (A CD-ROM that can be used to start a computer. An automated installation uses a bootable CD to start a computer) |
CD boot | start fra cd (The process of starting a computer from the retail product CD-ROM and then installing Windows on the hard disk using the Setup program on the CD) |
CD burner speed | Cd-brænderhastighed (The speed at which the CD drive will record the data) |
CD player | cd-afspiller (A device that reads the information stored on a compact disc. A compact disc player contains the optical equipment necessary for reading a disc's contents and the electronic circuitry for interpreting the data as it is read) |
CD-R | cd-r (A type of CD-ROM that can be written (only once) on a CD recorder and read on a CD-ROM drive) |
CD recorder | cd-brænder (A device used to write CD-ROMs. Because a disc can be written only once on these machines, they are used most commonly to create CD-ROMs for data archives or to produce CD-ROM masters that can be duplicated for mass distribution) |
CD-ROM drive | cd-rom-drev (An electromechancial device that reads data on CD-ROMs. Most CD-ROM drives have a SCSI interface, although some are connected to a PC via a controller for a disk drive. Data is read through a small laser that is focused on the surface of the CD-ROM through optical mirrors in the read/write head. A spindle and drive motor revolve the CD-ROM, so all data, which is stored in spirals from the center, can be read) |
CD-RW | cd-rw (A type of CD on which files can be copied, erased, and replaced) |
enhanced audio CD | udvidet lyd-cd (An audio CD that contains both audio and other multimedia content) |
gapless CD burning | cd-brænding uden pauser (A feature of Windows Media Player that allows users to remove gaps between tracks that they burn to audio CDs) |
Super Video CD | SVCD (An optical disc format used to store video on standard compact discs developed by China Recording Standards Committee in competition to the DVD format) |
Video CD | Video-cd (A recording format that can store about 70 minutes of video on a CD. Video CDs play on most Windows computers and DVD players. VCD image quality is about the same as that of a VHS cassette) |