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| cam |
in machinery, a noncircular disc or cylinder that, when rotated, imparts an up-and-down or start-and-stop motion to a connected part. |
| deejay |
one who plays recorded music and provides commentary over the radio or at an event or venue; disc jockey; DJ. |
| digital versatile disc |
an optical storage format for digital data, resembling a compact disc but with greater storage capacity; digital video disc; DVD. |
| digital video disc |
an optical storage format for digital data, or the physical disc that the data is stored on, resembling a compact disc but with greater storage capacity; DVD. [2 definitions] |
| disc brake |
a brake that operates by use of pressure exerted from two fixed pads against a rotating disc, as in an automobile. |
| disk drive |
a device inside or connected to a computer that copies data to and from a hard disc or floppy disc. |
| disk jockey |
see "disc jockey." |
| DJ |
one who plays recorded music and provides commentary over the radio or at an event or venue; disc jockey. [2/3 definitions] |
| drive |
a device that allows a computer to copy data to and from a disc, DVD, or other storage medium, consisting of a motor and heads for finding and copying data. [1/18 definitions] |
| DVD |
abbreviation of "digital video disc" or, subsequently, "digital versatile disc." |
| Frisbee |
trademark for a thin, saucer-shaped plastic disc that is thrown and sails through the air in simple outdoor games. |
| thylakoid |
a disc-shaped, membranous sac that is the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of green plants. |
| videodisc |
a disc on which sounds and moving images can be recorded for later playback on a television set. |
| watering can |
a container with a handle and a spout used for watering plants. The spout is often covered by a perforated disc. |
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