CD-R is an abbreviation of
compact disc recordable. Operating on the same premise as a CD, a CD-R is thin disc made of polycarbonate
? with 120mm diameter used to store
music or
data. However, unlike conventional CD media, a CD-R has
dye core instead of a
metal core. A laser is used to etch "pits" into the dye so that the disc can later be read by the laser in a
CD-ROM drive or CD player.
There was some incompatability with CD-R and older CD-ROM drives. This was primarily due to the lower reflectivity of the CD-R disc.
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