disc
has definitions from the fields of computer science,music
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[ noun ] (computer science,music) sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves
Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)There 's more reading and instruction to be heard on discs than ever before , although the spoken rather_than the sung word is as old as Thomas_Alva_Edison 's first experiment in recorded sound . Thanks to Spoken_Arts_Records , history buffs may hear Lincoln 's `` most memorable speeches and letters '' in a two disc set , interpreted by Lincoln authority and lecturer Roy_P._Basler . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Complete with crowd effects , interruptions by jet_planes , and sundry other touches of realism , this disc displays London 's new technique to the best effect . Some clue to the character of London 's approach in these discs may be gained immediately from the fact that ten of the 12 titles include the word `` percussion '' or `` percussive '' . Big_Band_Percussion ( SP 44002 ) seemed one of the least attractive discs - the arrangements just did n't have so much character as the others . Related terms |
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[ noun ] something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
Used in print (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)Hal , the linguist , saw the glittering discs and necklaces in_terms_of the languages spoken therein . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
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