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DVD

DVD (an abbreviation of "digital versatile disc"[1][2] or "digital video disc"[3]) is a digital optical disc storage format invented and developed by Panasonic, Philips, Sony and Toshiba in 1995. The medium can store any kind of digital data and is widely used for software and other computer files as well as video programs watched using DVD players. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than compact discs while having the same dimensions.

References

  1. Popular Mechanics, June 1997, p. 69;
  2. Jim Taylor, DVD demystified, McGraw Hill, 1998, 1st edition, p. 405
  3. "DVD". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015. 
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