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Optical disks

Scope note

Data storage devices in disk form that use lasers to write and access data; can store data in analog or digital form.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000138861

Broader Terms used

<machine-readable artifacts>

Narrower Terms used

compact disks

Equivalent Terms used

optical disk

Created

13yrs ago

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