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Which are the other formats of compact discs (CD)?

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Other CD formats include CD-ROM [ C ompact D isc- R ead O nly M emory], a form of CD that is read (but not written to) by computer using a CD-ROM drive and that can contain computer programs and digitized text, sound, photographs, and video; CD-R [ C ompact D isc- R ecordable] and CD-RW [ C ompact D isc- R e W ritable], which can be written to one time and multiple times, respectively.

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