| Descriptor English: | Optical Storage Devices | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Equipos de Almacenamiento Óptico                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Dispositivos de Armazenamento Óptico | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Dispositifs de stockage optique | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Device, Optical Storage Devices, Optical Storage Disk, WORM Disks, WORM Optical Storage Device Storage Device, Optical Storage Devices, Optical WORM Disk WORM Disks  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        J01.897.280.500.668 L01.224.230.260.115.475.600 L01.462.500.820.090.668  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016249 | ||||
| Scope note: | A computer disk read by a laser beam, containing data prerecorded by a vendor. The buyer cannot enter or modify data in any way but the advantages lie in the speed of accessibility, relative immunity to damage, and relatively low cost of purchase. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence SD supply & distribution SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91 | 
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| History Note: | 91 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 29072 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D016249 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1990/05/07 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/03 | 
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                                        TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, AND AGRICULTURE
 
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]Technology, Industry, and Agriculture - 
                                    
INFORMATION SCIENCE
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INFORMATION SCIENCE
Information Science [L01]Information Science 
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                        WORM Disks                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0024818 | 
                                
| Scope note | A computer disk read by a laser beam, containing data prerecorded by a vendor. The buyer cannot enter or modify data in any way but the advantages lie in the speed of accessibility, relative immunity to damage, and relatively low cost of purchase. | 
| Preferred term | Optical Storage Devices | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Device, Optical Storage                                                 Devices, Optical Storage Optical Storage Device Storage Device, Optical Storage Devices, Optical  | 
                                
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                                        M0024819 | 
                                
| Preferred term | WORM Disks | 
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                                                                                            Disk, WORM                                                 Disks, WORM WORM Disk  | 
                                
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