DVD
noun
: an optical disc using a high-capacity format and containing especially a video recording (such as a movie) or computer data
a collection of DVDs
a film that is now available on DVD
—often used before another nouna DVD player/disk
also
: the high-capacity format used on such a disk
DVD also offers the potential of playing various foreign-language audio tracks. —
Eric K. Gill
Eric K. Gill Examples of DVD in a Sentence
The movie just came out on DVD.
Do you want to pick up a few DVDs for the weekend?
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The documentary, set to release on DVD and via online streaming on June 9, is titled Roseanne Barr is America.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
Affleck infamously cited plot holes during the DVD commentary for the film and even quipped that director Bay didn’t mind that the space-centric disaster film had a nonsensical plot.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
The lone video store in Los Angeles that has a copy only carries it on Blu-ray, not DVD.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
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“DVD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DVD. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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DVD
noun
: a high-capacity plastic disk on which information (as computer data or a movie) is recorded digitally and read by using a laser
Etymology
from digital video disc
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