cd-rom

1. 1.

   a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user

   Synonymscompact disc read-only memory

   Broadercompact diskread-only memory

Questions about cd-rom

What does cd-rom mean?

cd-rom means "a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user".

How many syllables are in cd-rom?

cd-rom has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.