| English | Zulu |
| audio CD | i-CD elalelwayo (A compact disc containing audio information (as opposed to a CD-ROM containing data and files)) |
| CD burner | isiqophi sama-CD, isibani i-CD (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 burner speed | ijubane lesiqophi se-CD (The speed at which the CD drive will record the data) |
| CD player | isidlali CD (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 player | isidlali macwecwe (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 | i-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-ROM | i-CD ROM (A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 650 MB) and the use of laser optics instead of magnetic means for reading data) |
| CD-RW | i-CD-RW (A type of CD on which files can be copied, erased, and replaced) |
| enhanced audio CD | i-CD elalelwayo engcono (An audio CD that contains both audio and other multimedia content) |
| Super Video CD | i-CD eyiSuper Video (An optical disc format used to store video on standard compact discs developed by China Recording Standards Committee in competition to the DVD format) |
