multilayer optical storage

multilayer optical storage

[‚məl·tə¦lā·ər ¦äp·ti·kəl ′stȯr·ij]

(computer science)

An extension of optical disk storage technology to the third dimension by stacking data layers one above another, with each layer separated by a spacer region.

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