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ＤＶＤ-ＲＯＭ (ディー・ブイ・ディー・ロム) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＤＶＤ-ＲＯＭ

also: ディーブイディーロム

Meanings

1

noun

DVD-ROM

computing

A read-only optical disc format for data storage, commonly used for software distribution and multimedia content.

このソフトウェアはＤＶＤ-ＲＯＭで提てい供きょうされます。
This software is provided on DVD-ROM.
ＤＶＤ-ＲＯＭドライブが故こ障しょうしたので、新あたらしいのを買かわなければならない。
My DVD-ROM drive broke, so I have to buy a new one.

Written forms

ＤＶＤ-ＲＯＭ
Standard full-width alphanumeric spelling with hyphen.
ＤＶＤＲＯＭ
Variant without hyphen; less common but still seen.

Similar words

ＣＤ-ＲＯＭ
CD-ROM has lower storage capacity and is an older format; DVD-ROM holds more data and is often used for video and larger software.
ＤＶＤ
DVD is a broader term that includes recordable and rewritable formats; DVD-ROM specifically refers to read-only discs.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'DVD-ROM', an initialism for 'Digital Versatile Disc Read-Only Memory'.