Digital Versatile Disk Random Access Memory definition
<storage> (DVD-RAM) Rewritable DVD media that is recordable
on both sides, giving up to 9.6GB of storage. A drive can
record to disk and read from it at the same time, so the term
full duplex is often used. There are two general types of
media: traditional discrete disk in DVD or Jewel case, and one
in a permanent case like a large floppy; the disk remains in
the case, and the case goes into the drive. The former can
sometimes be read by regular DVD drives; the latter obviously
cannot.
Technical details, somewhat dated, at burnworld.com.
(2005-01-26)
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