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Red Book
The Red Book is the 1980 document that provides the specifications for the standard compact disc (CD) developed by Sony and Philips. Definition
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CD-i (Compact Disc - interactive)
CD-i (Compact Disc - interactive) is the multimedia CD format specified in 1986 (in the Green Book). Definition
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Yellow Book
The Yellow Book is the informal name for Philips and Sony's ECMA-130 standard specification for compact disc, read-only-memory (CD-ROM). Definition
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CD-ROM XA (Compact Disc - read-only-memory, extended architecture)
CD-ROM XA (Compact Disc - read-only-memory, extended architecture) is a modification of CD-ROM that defines two new types of sectors that enable it to read and display data, graphics, video, and audio at the same time. Definition
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Orange Book
Orange Book is the informal name for Philips and Sony's Recordable CD Standard. Definition
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DRAM (dynamic random access memory)
Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is the most common kind of random access memory (RAM) for personal computers and workstations. Definition
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disk striping
In computers that use multiple hard disk systems, disk striping is the process of dividing a body of data into blocks and spreading the data blocks across several partitions on several hard disks. Definition
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packet writing
Packet writing is a technology that enables the writing of data to a recordable compact disk (CD-R) incrementally, in multiple small blocks of data, rather than in a single block (as in disk-at-once recording), or in blocks defined by tracks (as in t... Definition
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optical media
Optical media - such as the compact disk (CD) - are storage media that hold content in digital form and that are written and read by a laser; these media include all the various CD and DVD variations, as well as optical jukeboxes and autochangers. Definition
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storage
In a computer, storage is the place where data is held in an electromagnetic or optical form for access by a computer processor. Definition