DVD
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of DVD
1990–95; originally d(igital) v(ideo) d(isk) ; then d(igital) v(ersatile) d(isk) ; now an abbreviation only
Example Sentences
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In a matter of minutes, the 24-year-olds found themselves in the thick of its “Star Wars” DVD and Blu-ray collection, reminiscing about the special features they enjoyed as kids.
From Los Angeles Times
These movies were first gathered as a DVD set by the Criterion Collection on its no-frills Eclipse line in 2008.
I turn on the television and insert the DVD we were instructed to play.
From Literature
Every so often she had to maneuver around pieces of junk that thoughtless humans had dumped into the ocean—an old DVD player, a sofa and even a toilet.
From Literature
When the two-hour movie ended, one attendee won the big raffle prize, which included “Waiting to Exhale” on DVD — and a DVD player to play it.
From Los Angeles Times
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