CD-RW (for compact disc, rewriteable) is a compact disc (CD) format that allows repeated recording on a disc. The CD-RW format was introduced by Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi, Philips, Ricoh, and Sony, in a 1997 supplement to Philips and Sony's Orange Book. CD-RW is Orange Book III (CD-MO was I, while CD-R was II). Prior to the release of the Orange Book, CDs had been read-only audio (CD-Digital Audio, described fully in the Red Book), to be played in CD players, and multimedia (CD-ROM), to be played in computers' CD-ROM drives. After the Orange Book, any user with a CD Recorder drive could create their own CDs from their desktop computers. CD-RW drives can write both CD-R and CD-RW discs and can read any type of CD

Answered by chamraj , an ibibo Master, at 3:25 PM on February 09, 2008

cd-rw helps you write some data on to the cd-rom
or read from cd!!

Answered by ani , an ibibo Advisor, at 2:54 PM on February 09, 2008

(CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. Similar to a hard disk, files can be added and deleted, and the media must be formatted before use. However, unlike a hard disk platter, which can be rewritten millions of times, CD-RWs have a maximum limit of 1,000 rewrites.

In practice, the term "CD" refers to all CD formats. The phrase "rewrite the data on the CD" really means "rewrite the data on the CD-RW."

Answered by Sanket Vora , an ibibo Advisor, at 7:39 PM on February 08, 2008

Sony,The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. Similar to a hard disk, files can be added and deleted, and the media must be formatted before use. However, unlike a hard disk platter, which can be rewritten millions of times, CD-RWs have a maximum limit of 1,000 rewrites.

In practice, the term "CD" refers to all CD formats. The phrase "rewrite the data on the CD" really means "rewrite the data on the CD-RW."

Answered by Almighty . , an ibibo Advisor, at 5:08 PM on February 08, 2008

it is Short for CD-ReWritable disk, a type of CD disk that enables you to write onto it in multiple sessions. One of the problems with CD-R disks is that you can only write to them once. With CD-RW drives and disks, you can treat the optical disk just like a floppy or hard disk, writing data onto it multiple times.

Answered by varadaraju , an ibibo Master, at 1:06 PM on February 08, 2008

Compact Disc ReWritable (CD-RW) is a rewritable optical disc format. Known as CD-Erasable (CD-E) during its development, CD-RW was introduced in 1997, and was preceded by the never officially released CD-MO in 1988.

Answered by pooja , an ibibo Master, at 11:52 AM on February 08, 2008

CD-RW stands for Compact Disc ReWritable.
It is mainly used to write/copy files into CD's and Rewritable CD's.
It is also needed for reading contents of a CD.
But it can never read or write a DVD.

Answered by Prakash , an ibibo Advisor, at 11:08 AM on February 08, 2008

CD-RW(Compact Disc Re-Writable)is a blank CD that can be written to by a CD burner.Unlike a CD-R a CD-RW can be written to multiple times. The data burned on a CD-RW cannot be changed, but it can be erased. Therefore, you have to completely erase a CD-RW every time you want to change the files or add new data. This capability makes CD-RWs a good choice for making frequent backups.

Answered by Shishir , an ibibo Master, at 9:52 AM on February 08, 2008

Compact Disc ReWritable (CD-RW) is a rewritable optical disc format.CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. Similar to a hard disk, files can be added and deleted, and the media must be formatted before use.

Answered by Kajal , an ibibo Master, at 9:33 AM on February 08, 2008

CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) is an optical disc drive that enables the user to create customized CD-ROM discs. Unlike a CD-R disc, a CD-RW disc's data can be overwritten, meaning data can be updated after it has been placed on the disc.

Answered by Nisha , an ibibo Master, at 7:15 AM on February 08, 2008