| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | audio CD | 音频 CD (A compact disc containing audio information (as opposed to a CD-ROM containing data and files)) |
| comp., MS | bootable CD | 可启动 CD (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 | CD, CD 引导 (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 | CD 刻录机 (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 | 光盘刻录机速度 (The speed at which the CD drive will record the data) |
| comp., MS | CD drive | CD 驱动器 (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) |
| comp., MS | CD player | CD 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 | CD recorder | CD 刻录机 (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-ROM drive | CD-ROM 驱动器 (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) |
| comp., MS | enhanced audio CD | 增强型音频 CD (An audio CD that contains both audio and other multimedia content) |
| comp., MS | gapless CD burning | 无缝 CD 刻录 (A feature of Windows Media Player that allows users to remove gaps between tracks that they burn to audio CDs) |
| comp., MS | Getting Started CD | 入门 CD (The title of a CD that contains ActiveSync and additional programs) |
| comp., MS | Super Video CD | 超级 VCD (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 | 视频 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) |