CD-ROM

Noun

 * 1) compact disk - read only memory: an optical disc containing data that can be read (but not changed) by a computer

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Azerbaijani: CD-ROM
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: KD-NLM, codoromo
 * Finnish: CD-ROM-levy, CD-ROM
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: as in English
 * Hindi:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: CD-ROM
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: cederrón
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ซีดีรอม, ซีดี-รอม

Etymology
From, in reference to the fact both are read-only.

Noun

 * 1)  lurker

Usage notes
Sometimes explained as. It is unclear whether this is a backcronym or not.

Noun

 * 1) CD-ROM

Etymology
From.