Blu-ray
See also: BluRay
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
blue + ray, coming from the blue laser ray having a shorter wavelength and making a higher data density possible.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbluːˌɹeɪ]
Noun
Blu-ray (countable and uncountable, plural Blu-rays)
- (informal) The Blu-ray Disc format.
- I've bought some of my old favourites on Blu-ray.
- 2008, Debra Littlejohn Shinder, Michael Cross, Scene of the Cybercrime
- In 2007, Pioneer announced the release of a Blu-ray drive that can record data to Blu-ray discs, as well as DVDs and CDs.
- (informal) A Blu-ray Disc.
Translations
format
References
- “Blu-ray Disc”, in (Please provide the title of the work) (HTML), Wikipedia, 2013-06-08, archived from the original on 2013-06-08, retrieved 2013-06-09
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