CD-ROM

"CD-ROM" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An optical disk storage system for computers on which data can be read or from which data can be retrieved but not entered or modified. A CD-ROM unit is almost identical to the compact disk playback device for home use.

Descriptor ID	D016251
MeSH Number(s)	J01.897.280.500.668.800.250.200 J01.897.280.500.898.800.250.200 L01.178.590.875.800.250.200 L01.178.820.090.668.800.250.200 L01.178.820.090.898.800.250.200 L01.224.230.260.115.475.600.325.750 L01.280.960.800.250.200
Concept/Terms	CD-ROM CD-ROM CDROM Compact Disk Read-Only Memory Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "CD-ROM".

Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Technology [J01.897]
Educational Technology [J01.897.280]
Audiovisual Aids [J01.897.280.500]
Optical Storage Devices [J01.897.280.500.668]
Videodisc Recording [J01.897.280.500.668.800]
Compact Disks [J01.897.280.500.668.800.250]
CD-ROM [J01.897.280.500.668.800.250.200]
Television [J01.897.280.500.898]
Videodisc Recording [J01.897.280.500.898.800]
Compact Disks [J01.897.280.500.898.800.250]
CD-ROM [J01.897.280.500.898.800.250.200]
Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Communications Media [L01.178]
Mass Media [L01.178.590]
Television [L01.178.590.875]
Videodisc Recording [L01.178.590.875.800]
Compact Disks [L01.178.590.875.800.250]
CD-ROM [L01.178.590.875.800.250.200]
Teaching Materials [L01.178.820]
Audiovisual Aids [L01.178.820.090]
Optical Storage Devices [L01.178.820.090.668]
Videodisc Recording [L01.178.820.090.668.800]
Compact Disks [L01.178.820.090.668.800.250]
CD-ROM [L01.178.820.090.668.800.250.200]
Television [L01.178.820.090.898]
Videodisc Recording [L01.178.820.090.898.800]
Compact Disks [L01.178.820.090.898.800.250]
CD-ROM [L01.178.820.090.898.800.250.200]
Computing Methodologies [L01.224]
Computer Systems [L01.224.230]
Computers [L01.224.230.260]
Computer Peripherals [L01.224.230.260.115]
Computer Storage Devices [L01.224.230.260.115.475]
Optical Storage Devices [L01.224.230.260.115.475.600]
Compact Disks [L01.224.230.260.115.475.600.325]
CD-ROM [L01.224.230.260.115.475.600.325.750]
Copying Processes [L01.280]
Video Recording [L01.280.960]
Videodisc Recording [L01.280.960.800]
Compact Disks [L01.280.960.800.250]
CD-ROM [L01.280.960.800.250.200]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "CD-ROM".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "CD-ROM".

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