noun
- Plural of laserdisk; optical discs that store video, audio, or data and are read by a laser beam.
Usage: Also spelled 'laser discs' or 'laser disks'; Largely obsolete technology; primarily of historical interest
Examples
- The library still has a collection of laserdisks from the 1980s and 1990s.
- Before DVDs became standard, laserdisks were used for high-quality video playback.
- He found several laserdisks at the estate sale, but no player to use them with.
- Laserdisks offered better picture quality than VHS tapes at the time.
- The museum's archive includes vintage laserdisks of classic films.