Audio CD

Audio Compact Disc

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The Audio Compact Disc was developed to store music in digital form. An Audio CD contains exclusively uncompressed audio data. It has a maximum capacity of up to 80 minutes of music at very high audio quality.

 

Name Audio Compact Disc
Abbreviation Audio CD
Year invented 1979
Inventor Philips + Sony
Size 120 mm × 1.2 mm
Storage capacity up to 80 min