optical disk storage

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optical disk storage [′äp·tə·kəl ¦disk ′stȯr·ij]

(computer science)

A computer storage technology in which information is stored in submicrometer-sized holes on a rotating disk, and is recorded and read by laser beams focused on the disk. Also known as laser disk storage; video disk storage.

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