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光学ドライブ (こうがくドライブ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

光こう学がくドライブ

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Meanings

1

optical drive

Computing term for a drive that reads/writes optical discs such as CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray discs.

新あたらしいパソコンには光こう学がくドライブが付ついてい

ない

。

The new computer doesn't come with an optical drive.

光こう学がくドライブでCDを読よみ込こむ。

Read a CD with the optical drive.

Kanji

光ray, light
学study, learning, science

Related words

ドライブ
A general drive (e.g., hard disk drive). 光学ドライブ specifically uses laser light to read/write optical discs.
CDドライブ
A specific type of optical drive limited to CDs. 光学ドライブ is the broader category.

Built from

光こう学がく+ドライブ

Etymology

Compound of 光学 (こうがく, 'optics') and ドライブ ('drive'), a straightforward technical loan translation.