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| English | French |
| compact disc | disque compact (An optical storage medium for digital data) |
| Compact Disc File System A 32-bit protected-mode file system that controls access to the contents of CD-ROM drives | CDFS (Compact Disk File System) |
| compact disc player | lecteur de disques compacts (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) |
| compact disc read-only memory | disque compact à mémoire en lecture seule (A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 650 MB) and the use of laser optics instead of magnetic means for reading data) |
| compact disc-recordable | CD enregistrable (A type of CD-ROM that can be written (only once) on a CD recorder and read on a CD-ROM drive) |
| compact disc-rewritable | CD réinscriptible (A type of CD on which files can be copied, erased, and replaced) |
| compact row axis | axe de compactage des lignes (A feature that enables the user to compact or collapse rows when viewing several levels of data) |