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Compact disc

The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and is capable of holding uncompressed stereo audio. First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc format to reach the…

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Capacity
650‍–‍870 MiB data · 74‍–‍99 minutes audio
Developed by
Philips · Sony
Dimensions
Diameter: 120 mm (4.7 in) · Thickness: 1.2 mm (0.047 in)
Extended from
LaserDisc
Extended to
CD-RW · DVD · Super Audio CD
Media type
Optical disc

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Logical format

Manufacture, cost, and pricing

Writable compact discs

Copy protection

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Compact disc

Nodes208
Edges207
Triples297
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
Components1

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Compact disc

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related to Initial launch and adoption · 36
Compact disc → Akio Morita, April, August, BBC, BBC Radio, Bee Gees, Berlin Philharmonic, Billy Joel's, CBS Records, CD, Chopin, Claudio Arrau, December, Early, Europe, Herbert, Japan, Joop, Karajan, Living Eyes
related to Further reading · 35
Compact disc → A-R Editions, Barry, Bloomsbury, Business Media, CD-ROM, Compact Disc Technology, Data Interchange, Ecma International, Hans, Heitaro, Hiroshi, IEEE Communications Magazine, ISBN, Jan, June, Kenneth, Middleton, Nakajima, New York, Object Lessons
related to Video CD · 19
Compact disc → CD, DVD-Video, JVC, Matsushita, NTSC, Overall, PAL/SECAM, Philips, Poorly, SIF, Sony, The VCD, This, VCD, VCDs, VHS, Video CD, View CD, White Book
related to history · 18
Compact disc → Although, American, CD, Following, It, James, James Russell, LaserDisc, More, Optophonie, Philips, Philips Research, Prototypes, Russell, Russell's, Sony, The, Unlike
related to Digital audio laser-disc prototypes · 17
Compact disc → After, Betamax, Heitaro Nakajima, However, Hz, In, Japan's, Lou Ottens, March, NHK, PCM, Philips, Philips's, September, Sony, Sony's, The
related to External links · 17
Compact disc → CD-Recordable'sSony History, Chapter, Compact Disc Standards, Formats, Gramophone, ISBN, JapanesePopularized History, ManufacturedCD-Recordable FAQ Exhaustive, Origins, Philips Research, Sony, Sorin, SoundfountainA Media History, Stan, Successors, This, Video How Compact Discs
related to Integrity · 16
Compact disc → C1, C2, CD, CDs, Consequently, CU, E11, E12, E21, E22, E31, E32, Geotrichum, Pits, Scratches, The
related to Audio CD · 14
Compact disc → CD, CD-DA, CD-Text, Compact Disc Digital Audio, Four-channel, Monaural, MP3 CD, PCM, Philips, Red Book, Red Book CD, Red Book CD-DA, Sony, The
related to Collaboration and standardization · 14
Compact disc → After, CIRC, Compact Cassette, EFM, First, IEC, In, Kees Schouhamer Immink, LaserDisc, Led, Philips, Red Book CD-DA, Sony, Toshitada Doi
related to Copy protection · 14
Compact disc → AutoPlay, CD, CD-ROM, Compact Disc Digital Audio, DRM, FLAC, Known, MP3, Numerous, One, Philips, Red Book, The Red Book, Vorbis

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cd disc audio philips compact format digital data sony discs standard music cds players optical video cd-rom book used first

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Compact discCapacity650‍–‍870 MiB data1.00infobox
Compact discCapacity74‍–‍99 minutes audio1.00infobox
Compact discDeveloped byPhilips · Sony1.00infobox
Compact discDimensionsDiameter: 120 mm (4.7 in)1.00infobox
Compact discDimensionsThickness: 1.2 mm (0.047 in)1.00infobox
Compact discExtended fromLaserDisc1.00infobox
Compact discExtended toCD-RW1.00infobox
Compact discExtended toDVD1.00infobox
Compact discExtended toSuper Audio CD1.00infobox
Compact discMedia typeOptical disc1.00infobox
Compact discRead mechanism780 nm laser diode1.00infobox
Compact discReleasedJP: October 1982 (1982-10)1.00infobox
Compact discReleasedNA/EU: March 1983 (1983-03)1.00infobox
Compact discStandardRainbow Books1.00infobox
Compact discUsageAudio storage1.00infobox
Compact discUsageComputer data storage1.00infobox
Compact discWrite mechanism780 nm laser diode1.00infobox
Compact discis aevolution of LaserDisc technology0.90text

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