Korean word

시디롬

Pronunciation

Romanizationsidirom

Meaning

  • nounCD-ROM

Example

이 프로그램은 시디롬으로 설치해야 해요.i peu ro geu rae meun si di ro meu ro seol chi hae ya hae yo

This program must be installed using a CD-ROM.

Illustration for 시디롬 (CD-ROM)

More examples

이 컴퓨터에는 시디롬 드라이브가 없어요.i keom pyu teo e neun si di rom teu ra i beu ga eop sseo yo

This computer does not have a CD-ROM drive.

Core concept

A circular data-storage medium together with the reader associated with it.

Common phrases

  • 시디롬 드라이브si di rom teu ra i beu

    CD-ROM drive

  • 시디롬으로 설치si di ro meu ro seol chi

    install using a CD-ROM

  • 시디롬을 넣다si di ro meul neo ta

    insert a CD-ROM

Similar words

시디sidi: A small optical disc that stores music or computer data for playback or reading.
디브이디tibeuidi: A high-capacity optical disc used to store movies or large amounts of data.
시디 드라이브sidi teuraibeu: A computer drive that spins an optical disc and reads the data on it.

Definition in Korean

데이터를 담은 원판형 광디스크와 때로는 그 디스크를 읽는 장치를 포괄하는 말te i teo reul ta meun won pan hyeong kwang di seu keu wa ttae ro neun keu ti seu keu reul ing neun chang chi reul po gwal ha neun mal

Word origin

CD-ROM is an English technical abbreviation for compact disc read-only memory that Korean adopted as a loanword.

Usage tips

  • English technical writing usually distinguishes the disc from its drive, while Korean can use this single term more broadly, making context important.

Opposites

Related words

  • 시디롬드라이브sidiromdeuraibeuCD-ROM drivenoun

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