| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | Compact Disc File System | 光盘文件系统 (A 32-bit protected-mode file system that controls access to the contents of CD-ROM drives) |
| comp., MS | compact disc player | 光盘播放机 (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 | compact disc read-only memory | 光盘只读存储器 (A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 650 MB) and the use of laser optics instead of magnetic means for reading data) |
| comp., MS | compact disc-recordable | 可录制光盘 (A type of CD-ROM that can be written (only once) on a CD recorder and read on a CD-ROM drive) |
| comp., MS | compact disc-rewritable | 可重写光盘 (A type of CD on which files can be copied, erased, and replaced) |