DVD (digital versatile discs) - Term Description

What is: DVD (digital versatile discs)

Description:
A type of optical disk technology similar to the CD-ROM. A DVD stores at least 4.7GB of data, enough for a full-length movie. The DVD specification supports disks with capacities of from 4.7GB to 17GB and access rates of 600KBps to 1.3 MBpsDVD drives are backward-compatible with CD-ROMs.

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DAFS (Direct Access File System)	DAS (directly attached storage)	DAT (digital audio tape)
data backup	database	data cleansing
data compression	data compression	data integrity
data mining	data mirroring	data protection
data recovery	data synchronization	data transfer
data transfer rate	data vaulting	data warehouse
DAT tape (Digital Audio Tape)	DDP (disk-based data protection)	DDR (double data rate)
DDS (digital data storage)	decoder	decryption
DES (Data Encryption Standard)	destination	dial-up
DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine)	differential backup ( incremental )	Digital Tape
DIMM (dual in-line memory module)	disaster recovery	disk
disk array	disk drive	disk image
disk image	disk imaging	disk memory device
disk sector	disk transfer rate	DLT (digital linear tape)
drag-and-drop	DRAM (dynamic random access memory)	DSL (digital subscriber line)
dual drive support	duplicate	DVD (digital versatile discs)
dvd r backup	DVD-R/W (digital video disc)	dvd rw backup
dvd span backup