optical storage
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɒp.tɪ.kəl ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ/ us/ˌɑːp.tɪ.kəl ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/ (also optical data storage)
光存储
the use of light to write and read information to and from a device such as a CD or DVD
Optical storage formats such as DVDs use light to read and store data. DVD等光存储方式利用光来读取和存储数据。
The first optical data storage disk contained 60 times the capacity of a 5 ¼-inch floppy disk. 第一张光数据存储盘的容量是5¼英寸软盘的60倍。
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- The returns were small, so manufacturers were not able to justify the cost of research to extend the boundaries of optical storage.
- Almost every company involved in optical storage is also looking at holographics as a potential candidate for the next generation of optical disc.
- CDs and DVDs, like all optical storage technologies, store data in the form of microscopic pits that represent these binary digits.