CD
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- 1 CD、compact disc
This word refers to a physical compact disc used to store music or data and read with a laser.
CD、compact disc
It refers to a physical CD—the round storage medium that can be handled and inserted into a player or computer.
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines แผ่น, meaning a thin, flat object or disc, with ซีดี, borrowed from English “CD.” Adding แผ่น highlights the physical disc rather than the music or data stored on it. In everyday speech, ซีดี alone is also common. The classifier is แผ่น, so “one CD” can be ซีดีหนึ่งแผ่น or แผ่นซีดีหนึ่งแผ่น. Repeating แผ่น in the latter form is grammatically natural.
Usage
It is used when talking about buying, storing, lending, or inserting CDs into players or computers. Although the term is less frequent now because of streaming and newer storage media, it remains useful for music releases, educational materials, older software, and archived data.
Caution
Use แผ่นดีวีดี for a DVD. When referring to the songs or the album itself rather than the physical disc, เพลง “song” or อัลบั้ม “album” may be more appropriate.