Meaning of MiniDisc | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A disc/disk in MiniDisc format
2. A magnetooptical format for storing digital audio.
   uncountable
3. A disk that uses this format.
   countable
4. A MiniDisc player or recorder.
   countable

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Examples

“This convinces me that MiniDisc is a format whose time has come⟳ and gone. When MiniDisc first came out, I was very excited at the existence of an erasable disc format for music.”

“Or you could buy⟳ the FW538 system stack, which Philips sees as CD-RW's big weapon in its lone fight⟳ against the rising tide of MiniDisc, for £449.95.”

“Michael Talbot-Smith (2001), Sound⟳ Engineering Explained, page 163: “It is doubtful whether it's possible with MiniDisc to do the very fine editing that's possible with full-size tape, where, as we've said, a good editor can take⟳ out fractions of a second of a recording by cutting.””

“So the recording is real time: To get⟳ an hour of music on a MiniDisc, it'll take⟳ you an hour. If you go for the MiniDisc and Voquette MiniDisc NetLink solution, you'll probably want⟳ to build⟳ a collection of MiniDiscs rather than recording music to a MiniDisc temporarily, the way you download⟳ music to an ultraportable MP3 player.”

“Jim Taylor (2000), DVD demystified, page 388: “Because MiniDiscs are in a shell, they can be handled easily without fear of fingerprints and scratches. MiniDiscs are about 3 inches across, making them very easy to use⟳ and to store.””

“John Watkinson (2002), An introduction to digital audio, page 385: “Recordable MiniDiscs make⟳ the recording as flux patterns in a magnetic layer. However, the disks need⟳ to be pregrooved so that the tracking systems can operate⟳.””

“Jon Konrath (2003), Tell⟳ Me a Story about the Devil ― Selected Journals, 1997—1999, page 137: “It'll be nice to travel⟳ with a MiniDisc, too. A MiniDisc, a GameBoy, a camcorder, a cellphone—I think⟳ RoboCop hauled around less gear.””

“Steve Shipside (2005), Win⟳ at the gym, page 28: “I have⟳ a MiniDisc which I rest⟳ on the treadmill/stepper but it still jogs – how do I stop⟳ it?””

“Mape Ollila (2008), Once Upon a Nightwish ― The Official Biography 1996—2006, page 169: “Tuomas suggested to me that WE buy⟳ a MiniDisc for Marco's backing vocals in Sinergy. We can't do that for two reasons. First of all, it's not exactly like⟳ we just have⟳ money being thrown at us to afford⟳ these things, and secondly, we prefer⟳ to play⟳ everything live⟳.””

“Jayne K. Guberman (2005), In our own⟳ voices ― A guide⟳ to conducting life history interviews with American Jewish women, page 20: “Make⟳ sure that your minidisc has microphone inputs. Hand-held, high-quality microphones may need⟳ a preamplifier to work⟳ with a minidisc.””

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