DVD disc
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This refers to a physical DVD disc used to store or play video, audio, or data.
DVD disc
A physical, disc-shaped DVD medium that can be handled and inserted into a player or drive.
Learning notes
Explanation
The expression combines แผ่น, meaning a thin, flat object or sheet, with ดีวีดี, the Thai rendering of the English abbreviation “DVD.” It emphasizes the tangible disc rather than DVD as a format or type of media. Its classifier is แผ่น. For example, “two DVD discs” is แผ่นดีวีดีสองแผ่น, or simply ดีวีดีสองแผ่น when the context is clear.
Usage
It is used when buying or selling DVDs, inserting a disc into a player, counting discs, or storing data on a DVD. Although less common since streaming became widespread, it remains a normal term for the physical medium.
Caution
This term refers specifically to the physical disc. A DVD player is เครื่องเล่นดีวีดี, and a DVD drive is ไดรฟ์ดีวีดี; neither device is called แผ่นดีวีดี.
Differences from similar words
1 DVD disc synonyms
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ดีวีดี is the general word for “DVD” and may refer to the format or, depending on context, the disc itself. แผ่นดีวีดี explicitly identifies the physical disc.