| English | German |
| audio CD | Audio-CD (A compact disc containing audio information (as opposed to a CD-ROM containing data and files)) |
| bootable CD | startbare CD (A CD-ROM that can be used to start a computer. An automated installation uses a bootable CD to start a computer) |
| CD boot | CD-Start (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) |
| CD burner | CD-Brenner (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) |
| CD burner | CD-Brenner (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) |
| CD burner speed | CD-Brennergeschwindigkeit (The speed at which the CD drive will record the data) |
| CD drive | CD-Laufwerk (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) |
| CD jewel case | Standard-CD-Box (The plastic case housing a CD) |
| CD player | CD-Spieler (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) |
| CD recorder | CD-Rekorder (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) |
| CD-ROM drive | CD-ROM-Laufwerk (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) |
| CD-ROM drive | CD-ROM-Laufwerk (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) |
| enhanced audio CD | Enhanced Audio-CD (An audio CD that contains both audio and other multimedia content) |
| gapless CD burning | lückenloses Brennen von CDs (A feature of Windows Media Player that allows users to remove gaps between tracks that they burn to audio CDs) |
| Getting Started CD | Erste Schritte-CD (The title of a CD that contains ActiveSync and additional programs) |
| Photo CD | Foto-CD (A graphics file format developed by Eastman Kodak Company) |
| Video CD | Video-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) |
