| Subject | English | Latvian |
| comp., MS | bootable CD | sāknējams kompaktdisks (A CD-ROM that can be used to start a computer. An automated installation uses a bootable CD to start a computer) |
| comp., MS | CD boot | sāknēšana no kompaktdiska (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) |
| comp., MS | CD burner | kompaktdisku rakstītājs (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) |
| comp., MS | CD burner speed | Kompaktdisku rakstītāja ātrums (The speed at which the CD drive will record the data) |
| comp., MS | CD player | kompaktdisku atskaņotājs (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) |
| comp., MS | CD recorder | kompaktdisku rakstītājs (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) |
| environ. | CD-ROM A compact disc on which a large amount of digitalised read-only data can be stored, compact disc read-only-memory | CD-ROM |
| comp., MS | CD-ROM drive | CD-ROM diskdzinis (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) |
| environ. | CD-ROM search service The provision of special aid by library staff trained to query bibliographic or other information contained on an electronic storage medium, usually to meet the research needs of the library's clients | CD-ROM meklēšanas pakalpojums |
| comp., MS | enhanced audio CD | paplašinātais audio kompaktdisks (An audio CD that contains both audio and other multimedia content) |
| comp., MS | gapless CD burning | kompaktdisku bezatstarpju ierakstīšana (A feature of Windows Media Player that allows users to remove gaps between tracks that they burn to audio CDs) |
| fin. | structured CD | strukturēts sertifikāts |
| comp., MS | Super Video CD | supervideo kompaktdisks (An optical disc format used to store video on standard compact discs developed by China Recording Standards Committee in competition to the DVD format) |
| comp., MS | Video CD | Video kompaktdisks (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) |