Dictionary

DVD en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌdi vi ˈdi/ (General-American)
• /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Canada) audio

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism) Initialism of digital video/versatile disc; an optical disc on which video is recorded in digital format, such as commercially-released movies and other video media.
   alt of digital video/versatile disc
   • “We’ve lived it. We’ll never give up our collection. Ever. And maybe, one day, you’ll be the one to come and barter a loaf of bread for our DVD of Casino.” 2024 March 27, J. Oliver Conroy, quoting Christina, “The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2024:
   • And, as if the guarantee of paradise were not sufficient, the museum also boasts a gift shop, where those so-inclined can purchase Hizbullah DVD's, key-chains, car-fresheners, and perfume. 2007 August 15, James Martin, “Inside the spider's web”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2013:
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of dissociated vertical deviation.
   alt of dissociated vertical deviation
   • However, if postoperative anatomic intorsion is present, the patient may have DVD that was incorrectly diagnosed as IOOA and treated by IO muscle recessions. 1999, Arthur L. Rosenbaum, Alvina Pauline Santiago, Clinical Strabismus Management, page 68:

Forms

Deriveds

DVD-RAM · DVD-R DL · video DVD · direct-to-DVD · DVD Video · DVD+RW · audio DVD · DVD+R DL · DVD Audio · data DVD · DVD-ROM · DVD-R · HD-DVD · DVD+R · DVD-RW

Relateds

LD · VCD · dualDisc · SVCD · SACD · BD · CDDV

Translations (55)

ko 디비디 (digital video disc) · la disculus visionis digitalis (digital video disc) · pt DVD (digital video disc) · ms DVD (digital video disc) · ka ციფრული ვიდეო დისკი (digital video disc) · pt devedê (digital video disc) · gl deuvedé (digital video disc) · ms cakera video digital (digital video disc) · fi DVD (digital video disc) · az DVD (digital video disc) · ja ディーブイディー (digital video disc) · tr DVD (digital video disc) · el ντιβιντί (digital video disc) · el DVD (digital video disc) · km ឌីវីឌី (digital video disc) · pl DVD (digital video disc) · ru двд (digital video disc) · uk DVD (digital video disc) · it DVD (digital video disc) · et DVD (digital video disc) · hy ԹՏՍ (digital video disc) · sjo ᡩᡞ ᠸᡝᡞ ᡩᡞ (digital video disc) · gl DVD (digital video disc) · es DVD (digital video disc) · bn ডিভিডি (digital video disc) · es dvd (digital video disc) · ceb dibidi (digital video disc) · ar دِي فِي دِي (digital video disc) · ru DVD (digital video disc) · ja ＤＶＤ (dībuidī) (digital video disc) · lv DVD (digital video disc) · lt DVD (digital video disc) · uk ді-ві-ді́ (digital video disc) · tl DVD (digital video disc) · ko 디뷔디 (digital video disc) · fa دیویدی (digital video disc) · fi DVD-levy (digital video disc) · ko DVD (digital video disc) · fr dévédé (digital video disc) · fr DVD (digital video disc) · cmn DVD (digital video disc) · ru ди-ви-ди́ (digital video disc) · nl dvd (digital video disc) · eo DVD (digital video disc) · de DVD (digital video disc) · th ดีวีดี (digital video disc) · sv DVD (digital video disc) · tl dibidi (digital video disc) · hi डीवीडी (digital video disc) · my ဒီဗီဒီ (digital video disc) · nl DVD (digital video disc) · hy DVD (digital video disc) · he DVD (digital video disc) · ur ڈی وی ڈی (digital video disc) · ro DVD (digital video disc)