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| '''DVD''' (also known as "'''Digital Versatile Disc'''" or "'''Digital Video Disc'''" is a popular [[optical disc]] [[data storage device|storage]] media format. Its main uses are [[video]] and [[data]] storage. Most DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact discs ([[CD]]s) but store more than 6 times as much data. | '''DVD''' (also known as "'''Digital Versatile Disc'''" or "'''Digital Video Disc'''" is a popular [[optical disc]] [[data storage device|storage]] media format. Its main uses are [[video]] and [[data]] storage. Most DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact discs ([[CD]]s) but store more than 6 times as much data. | ||
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| - | Variations of the term DVD often describe the way data is stored on the discs: DVD-ROM has data which can only be read and not written, [[DVD-R]] and [[DVD+R]] can be written once and then functions as a DVD-ROM, and [[DVD-RAM]], [[DVD-RW]], or [[DVD+RW]] holds data that can be erased and thus re-written multiple times. The frequency used by standard DVD lasers is 650 nm. | ||
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| - | [[DVD-Video]] and [[DVD-Audio]] discs respectively refer to properly formatted and structured video and audio content. Other types of DVD discs, including those with video content, may be referred to as DVD-Data discs. The term "DVD" is commonly misused to refer to [[high definition]] optical disc formats in general, such as [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] and [[HD DVD]]. | ||
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DVD (also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc" is a popular optical disc storage media format. Its main uses are video and data storage. Most DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact discs (CDs) but store more than 6 times as much data.
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