also: ディジタルビデオディスク
noun
digital video disc; DVD
Refers to the optical disc format; commonly abbreviated as DVD in both English and Japanese.
この映画はデジタルビデオディスクで発売された。
This movie was released on digital video disc.
デジタルビデオディスクはDVDとも呼ばれる。
A digital video disc is also called a DVD.
Spelling with interpuncts, sometimes used for clarity or in technical contexts.
Search-only variant with a single interpunct; not a common practical spelling.
DVD is the common abbreviation; デジタルビデオディスク is the full technical term, less frequently used in everyday conversation.
Loanword from English 'digital video disc', adopted into Japanese with katakana representation.